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Darwins Dangerous Idea – 03 – Life and Death HD (2009)

DeadSociety — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:27:19 +0000

Life and Death explores the impact of Darwin’s ideas on our understanding of the meaning of extinction and the interconnections between all life on earth and the environment. Darwin learned many lessons from the giant fossils of extinct animals he found in Argentina and Chile. He eventually revealed to us the unpalatable truth that the

Darwins Dangerous Idea – 02 – Born Equal HD (2009)

DeadSociety — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:01:04 +0000

The second episode of Andrew Marr’s exploration of Darwin explores the impact of Darwin’s ideas on society and politics. Darwin’s first port of call on the Beagle was Salvador in Brazil — then a major port for the international slave trade. His experience there confirmed his enlightenment views of liberty and progress and his hatred

Darwins Dangerous Idea – 01 – Body and Soul HD (2009)

DeadSociety — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:38:38 +0000

The first programme of Darwin’s Dangerous Idea explores the impact of Darwin’s ideas on religion and morality. Andrew Marr discovers that an important part of the Beagle’s mission was to return three natives to their homeland, Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip of Argentina. Years before he reached the Galapagos, they raised questions in

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

OpenM1nd — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:52:34 +0000

This is a documentary about Charles Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution through natural selection, produced by the BBC to mark the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth. David Attenborough asks three key questions: how and why did Darwin come up with his theory of evolution? Why do we think he was right? And why is