What Darwin Didn't Know
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What Darwin Didn't Know is a documentary show on BBC Four
presented by Armand Marie Leroi
which charts the progress in the field of Evolutionary Theory since the original publication of 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859.
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
presented by Armand Marie Leroi
Armand Marie Leroi
Armand Marie Leroi is an evolutionary developmental biologist at Imperial College in London. A Dutch citizen, his youth was spent in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. He was awarded a BSc. by Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in 1989, and a Ph.D. by the University of California, Irvine in...
which charts the progress in the field of Evolutionary Theory since the original publication of 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859.
- Documentary which tells the story of evolution theory since Darwin postulated it in 1859 in 'On the Origin of Species'.
- The theory of evolution by natural selection is now scientific orthodoxy, but when it was unveiled it caused a storm of controversy, from fellow scientists as well as religious people. They criticised it for being short on evidence and long on assertion and Darwin, being the honest scientist that he was, agreed with them. He knew that his theory was riddled with 'difficulties', but he entrusted future generations to complete his work and prove the essential truth of his vision, which is what scientists have been doing for the past 150 years.
- Evolutionary biologist Professor Armand Marie Leroi charts the scientific endeavour that brought about the triumphant renaissance of Darwin's theory. He argues that, with the new science of evolutionary developmental biology (evo devo), it may be possible to take that theory to a new level - to do more than explain what has evolved in the past, and start to predict what might evolve in the future.