# Myths and misconceptions about evolution

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Alex Gendler
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_myths_and_misconceptions_about_evolution)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How does evolution really work? Actually, not how some of our common evolutionary metaphors would have us believe. For instance, it's species, not individual organisms, that adapt to produce evolution, and genes don't "want" to be passed on -- a gene can't want anything at all! Alex Gendler sets the record straight on the finer points of evolution. \[Directed by Giant Animation Studios, narrated by Julianna Zarzycki\].

## Lectures

1. [Myths and misconceptions about evolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alex_gendler_myths_and_misconceptions_about_evolution/7d11eab578a1), 5 min (TED's player)