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Endothermy and the Increase of Autonomy in Evolution

Wärme – Keim der Verbindung und der Verwandlung·Bernd Rosslenbroich·27 March 2026·51 minSubtitles: Deutsch · English
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A contribution by Bernd Rosslenbroich

Bernd Rosslenbroich illuminates the evolutionary leap – the emergence of endothermy – from the physiological side. He shows how the energetically “sinfully expensive” high-performance metabolism of mammals and birds developed out of the low “bradymetabolic” metabolism of ectothermic animals, which molecular tricks lie behind it, and why this step made possible endothermy, endurance, complex social behaviour and autonomy.

A contribution by Bernd Rosslenbroich to the 2025 Autumn Conference of the Natural Science Section at the Goetheanum.

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Published: 27 March 2026

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