{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/608cd920c486f60175f3c044/609f4c7a9881dd2a9c794bf1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Evolution of Sex Part I: Why Males?","description":"<p>In this episode we discuss sexual reproduction from an evolutionary perspective, with a lot of cool animal facts thrown in. We talk about the reasons that asexual reproduction seems like a much better choice than sex, hands-down. We also talk about why the existence of males makes so little sense (evolutionarily, not philosophically), and why sex is THE big problem for evolutionary biologists.  </p>","author_name":"Melissa and Everett Bellingham"}