You may be quite happy listening to the Gorillaz on your iPod but how about chimpanzees? Professor Steve Jones of University College London tackles the thorny issue of 'why creationism is wrong and evolution is right' in a podcast downloadable from the Royal Society's web site. During a lecture that is in turn engaging, humorous, and stimulating, Steve explains how evolution can be seen at work today in the AIDS epidemic and even the manufacturing of washing powder. It is very entertaining and thought provoking.Are humans 50% banana? Is it safe to kiss a chimpanzee? Do languages evolve in the same way as humans? These questions and more are answered here.
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Downloading right now Mr T,
ReplyDeleteHere's a great idea: One of the real difficulties with understanding evolution is the notion that a species has some kind of special 'essence'. This is certainly true of us humans who like to think we are special. We place ourselves and other species into catagories which are discontinuous and this is a mistake. Try thinking of species on a continuous scale instead but with the intermediates dead (unfortunately)...I feel an essay coming on..
Brilliant! Just finished listening
ReplyDeleteEvolution is the increase of allele frequency ^-^
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely and a very neo-darwinian perspective that you have adopted. This podcast then is excellent listening for yourself and others who hold this view.
ReplyDeleteHere are some things to think about:
Did Darwin actually talk about 'the
origin of a species'?