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Steve asks Phil if he has read 'the book The Beak of the Finch' during a discussion about how beak size changes in finches in the Galapagos in response to different food resources. Steve describes it as showing how you can watch selective pressures on birds and their beaks change as they adapt to new environments. Phil says he hasn't read it, and Steve suggests it might be too elementary for him but might be related to his research.

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Steve discusses reading the Unibomber's manifesto as assigned reading in a college class called 'political rhetoric,' where they read various political writings from figures like Dr. King and Camille Paglia. He references specific content from the manifesto about levels of difficulty in human survival and technology's impact, relating it to Phil's discussion about domestication and survival pressures. Steve clarifies he's 'not pro unibomber' but found the manifesto had motivating thoughts worth studying in an academic context.