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If we return to (a simplified version of) the fundamental idea—that things change over time in order to adapt to their changing environments—we begin to find examples of evolutionary processes all around us. Cell phone technology. Medical practices. Online dating (shudders). And yes, vehicle design. Perhaps no more so than the evolution of the pickup truck.
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The Evolution of the Pickup Truck, from Work Horse to Luxury Chauffeur

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Survival of the fittest. The phrase has changed drastically from Darwin’s era, now often used synonymously with “Dog Eat Dog”

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