Christopher Larkin
Series
Collection Evolution volume 1
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
For 21 years, Charles Darwin kept his theory of evolution secret from all but a few friends. He confided to one,"It's like confessing to a murder." His torment resonates in society today -- in the challenge his incredible powerful idea poses to our understanding of our world and ourselves. Darwin's Dangerous Idea interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing...
Series
Collection Evolution volume 1
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This episode interweaves the drama in key moments of Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. It explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.