Evolution Talk
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 186 ratingsEverything you wanted to know about evolution by natural selection in short, easy to digest, episodes. Hosted, and produced by writer Rick Coste.
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Episodes
Why Darwin Matters
September 29, 2014 09:05 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBOver the last 150 plus years there is one subject which has caused its advocates and detractors to butt heads, often with incredulity at their opponents stance, and sometimes with animosity. That subject of course is evolution by natural selection. But what does it mean?
On the Origin of Species
September 22, 2014 09:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBOn November 24, 1859, "On the Origin of Species" was published. To say that it made a splash would be an understatement. It changed the world.
Darwin: The Calm Before the Storm
September 15, 2014 09:00 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MBIn the years following his return from his voyage on the Beagle, Charles settled into a life as a naturalist. On all fronts, both personal and professional, things were looking up for Charles. His days were spent pouring over his notes and the specimens he had collected from his five year voyage. He would take long walks to gather his thoughts and rarely left Down House unless he had to attend a meeting. He wasn't in any rush to publish his book however. He knew that a possible backlash was ...
Darwin On The HMS Beagle
September 08, 2014 09:52 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBCharles Darwin, at 22, had never sailed before. With his notebooks, gear, rifles, and trunks loaded, he stood on the deck of the HMS Beagle to bid England farewell. The date was 12/27/1831.
Darwin Before the Beagle
September 03, 2014 17:42 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBCharles Darwin will be forever known as the man who came up with the brilliant, and magnificent, idea that life evolved on this planet from a common ancestor and that the driver, or the mechanism behind this, is natural selection.
Introducing Evolution Talk!
August 31, 2014 12:04 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBIf you've ever wondered what all of the fuss was about, or how evolution works, then you've come to the right place. Over the next few weeks, months, and years, we will look at Darwin's revolutionary theory and what it means to the life we see around us.