Evolution is not an optimizer in the same sense as a minimization algorithm. Evolution is simply the differential survival of individuals with different geneti

Evolution is not an optimizer in the same sense as a minimization algorithm. Evolution is simply the differential survival of individuals with different genetic makeup, survival of the fittest. What counts as fittest depends on both the general environment and on the interactions with other members of the same species. And, of course, without pregnancy there can be no evolution at all.