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

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5

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.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

The Genius of Charles Darwin

Precentet by Richard Dawkins

Part 1: Life, Darwin and Everything…


Part 2: The Fifth Ape



Part 3: God Strikes Back…