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Evolution: The Big Questions

Professor Robin May · Gresham College

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About

The theory of evolution is often described as the biggest idea in the history of humanity. But evolutionary theory itself has evolved over time, often via landmark contributions from some very unusual characters. This lecture investigates some of the biggest ideas about evolution, as well as some of the most ill-conceived. We’ll meet aristocrats and criminals, clergymen and dictators and consider how evolution is as much a product of history as it is of biology.

Lectures

  1. A Small History of Big Evolutionary Ideas 2023-10-16 · YouTube
  2. Random Chance in Evolution 2023-11-15 · YouTube
  3. Why Is There Only One Species of Human? 2024-01-10 · YouTube
  4. A 300,000-Year History of Human Evolution 2024-02-07 · YouTube
  5. Artificial Selection: How Humans Have Shaped Evolution 2024-03-20 · YouTube
  6. Evolution Tomorrow and Beyond 2024-05-08 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Robin May
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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