What Darwin Knew and Why It Still Matters

Retrace Darwin's path to his theory of evolution by natural selection, which appeared in his masterpiece The Origin of Species, published in 1859. Encounter collector Alfred Russel Wallace's astonishing, almost identical, key insight. Detail the types of evidence, not known to Darwin, that have accumulated in the century and a half since his time, deepening and extending his ideas to a remarkable degree.

English
  • Originally Aired December 5, 2018
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created November 21, 2022 by
    RicaRaducanu
  • Modified November 21, 2022 by
    RicaRaducanu