Sunday, August 9, 2009

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Elaine Morgan on human evolution in watery habitats

Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habitats.



Hear her spirited defense of the idea -- and her theory on why mainstream science doesn't take it seriously.

TEDTalks

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Show me the intermediate fossils

Richard Dawkins shows how whales evolved from a cloven-hoofed ancestor, and reveals whales' closest modern-day cousin.



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Friday, May 29, 2009

Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor - 47 mio fossil

BBC documentary about a fossile called Ida, a possible missing link in our ancestry.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

When fishes started to walk on land and breath air

Excerpt from the award winning series "Life on Earth" (1979), produced by the BBC in association with Warner Bros and Reiner Moritz Productions, presented by the legendary David Attenborough.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Growing Up in the Universe

Ep 1: Waking Up in the Universe - Growing Up in the Universe


Ep2: Designed and Designoid Objects - Growing Up in the Universe


p3: Climbing Mount Improbable - Growing Up in the Universe


Ep4: The Ultraviolet Garden - Growing Up in the Universe


Ep5: The Genesis of Purpose - Growing Up in the Universe

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Evidence for whale evolution

Nature special on the recent discovery of fossils which demonstrate the evolution of Cetations (whales and dolphins).

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Tree of Life - Explore life on earth

Explore the evolutionary links between living things.

Watch the video of the Tree of Life animation, explore the interactive version and sign up to receive updates on additional content.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

The Genius of Charles Darwin. - "The Tree of Life".
Here, Sir David Attenborough narrates his latest series on the natural world. This special sequence of edited video clips marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin, the man who changed the way we think about life on earth.



Sir David Attenborough: Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Saturday, January 31, 2009

David Attenborough on Darwin

British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough presents his views on Charles Darwin, natural selection, and how the Bible has put the natural world in peril in an exclusive interview for Nature Video.



To celebrate Darwin's bicentenary Nature is also providing selected content FREE online, including continuously updated news, research and analysis on Darwin's life, his science and his legacy.

Visit: www.nature.com/darwin

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Origins And Evolution by Bill Nye

Discovery Channel: Greatest Discoveries: The Origin and Evolution of Life.
Hosted by Bill Nye

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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Bonobo apes that write, start fires and drive

Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology -- and how much by cultural exposure.



TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts.