Talk by AronRa about Charles Darwin and Creationists.
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Showing posts with label Charles Darwin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Darwin. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Monday, February 16, 2015
Racial Darwinism
This is a promotion for Darwin Day, addressing one of the most common criticisms of evolution; that Darwin was a racist, that 'Darwinism' is about "favored races", and that Hitler was a Darwinist.
Regarding Ken Ham's comment about the genocide of Australian aborigines and the desecration of 10,000 aboriginal graves "all in the name of evolution", he said that was all part of Australian history, but I found no justification for that claim.
Regarding Ken Ham's comment about the genocide of Australian aborigines and the desecration of 10,000 aboriginal graves "all in the name of evolution", he said that was all part of Australian history, but I found no justification for that claim.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Darwin's Shadows: Family, Friends, and Influences with Greg Bole
You probably know some interesting things about Darwin himself, but how much do you know about the people that surrounded him and supported him? Exploring the family and friends who influenced the life of Charles Darwin.
What is the origin of The Origin of Species?
Greg Bole received his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Stony Brook University. For the past ten years he has been teaching with the Biology Program at UBC and was awarded the 2007/08 Faculty of Science Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He is now an Instructor teaching Evolution, Ecology and Genetics in the departments of Zoology and Botany. Greg started acting when he was 12 years old and continues it as a hobby. He has been portraying and speaking about Charles Darwin for the past eight years on the radio, to public groups, classes and conferences in a wide variety of locations.
By Centre for Inquiry Vancouver
Recorded: Feb 28th 2013
Darwin's Shadows: Family, Friends, and Influences with Dr. Greg Bole
What is the origin of The Origin of Species?
Greg Bole received his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Stony Brook University. For the past ten years he has been teaching with the Biology Program at UBC and was awarded the 2007/08 Faculty of Science Killam Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He is now an Instructor teaching Evolution, Ecology and Genetics in the departments of Zoology and Botany. Greg started acting when he was 12 years old and continues it as a hobby. He has been portraying and speaking about Charles Darwin for the past eight years on the radio, to public groups, classes and conferences in a wide variety of locations.
By Centre for Inquiry Vancouver
Recorded: Feb 28th 2013
Darwin's Shadows: Family, Friends, and Influences with Dr. Greg Bole
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Michael Shermer: Why Darwin Matters
Michael Shermer, the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, argues Why Darwin Matters: Evolution, Intelligent Design and the Battle for Science and Religion in this talk presented by the Division of Biological Sciences and the Helen Edison Lecture Series at the University of California, San Diego.
Series: Helen Edison Lecture Series [5/2009] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 15584]
Series: Helen Edison Lecture Series [5/2009] [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 15584]
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Charles Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Why does Charles Darwin's "dangerous idea" matter more today than ever, and how does it explain the past and predict the future of life on Earth? The first show interweaves the drama of Darwin's life with current documentary sequences, introducing key concepts of evolution. Evolution determines who lives, who dies, and who passes traits on to the next generation. The process plays a critical role in our daily lives, yet it is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood concepts ever described. The Evolution series goals are to heighten public understanding of evolution and how it works, to dispel common misunderstandings about the process, and to illuminate why it is relevant to all of us.
The Evolution project's eight-hour television miniseries travels the world to examine evolutionary science and the profound effect it has had on society and culture. From the genius and torment of Charles Darwin to the scientific revolution that spawned the tree of life, from the power of sex to drive evolutionary change to the importance of mass extinctions in the birth of new species, the Evolution series brings this fascinating process to life. The series also explores the emergence of consciousness, the origin and success of humans, and the perceived conflict between science and religion in understanding life on Earth.
With Daniel C Dennett,
PBS Documentary, Broadcast 2001
The Evolution project's eight-hour television miniseries travels the world to examine evolutionary science and the profound effect it has had on society and culture. From the genius and torment of Charles Darwin to the scientific revolution that spawned the tree of life, from the power of sex to drive evolutionary change to the importance of mass extinctions in the birth of new species, the Evolution series brings this fascinating process to life. The series also explores the emergence of consciousness, the origin and success of humans, and the perceived conflict between science and religion in understanding life on Earth.
With Daniel C Dennett,
PBS Documentary, Broadcast 2001
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Synthetic Biology and the Origin of Life
British Humanist Association's 10th annual Darwin Day lecture presented by Adam Rutherford and introduced by Steve Jones.
The Q&A can be heard at: http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2012/02/13/darwin-day-lecture-2012/. Starts at 50:57.
International Darwin Day
The Q&A can be heard at: http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2012/02/13/darwin-day-lecture-2012/. Starts at 50:57.
International Darwin Day
Friday, June 22, 2012
Darwin's Darkest Hour (NOVA Documentary)
This two-hour scripted drama tells the remarkable story behind the unveiling of the most influential scientific theory of all time, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. The program is a special presentation from NOVA and National Geographic Television, written by acclaimed British screenwriter John Goldsmith and directed by John Bradshaw.
Darwin, portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), spent years refining his ideas and penning what he called his "big book." Yet, daunted by looming conflict with the orthodox religious values of his day, he resisted publishing--until a letter from naturalist Alfred Wallace forced his hand. In 1858, Darwin learned that Wallace was ready to publish ideas very similar to his own. In a sickened panic, Darwin grasped his dilemma: To delay publishing any longer would be to condemn his greatest work to obscurity--the brilliant argument he had pieced together with clues from his voyage on the Beagle, his adventures in the Andes, the bizarre fossils of Patagonia, the finches and giant tortoises of the Galapagos, as well as the British countryside. But to come forward with his ideas risked the fury of the Church and perhaps a rift with his own devoted wife, Emma, portrayed by Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park, The Importance of Being Earnest), who was a devout Christian.
"Darwin's Darkest Hour" is a moving drama about the genesis of a groundbreaking theory seen through the inspiration and personal sufferings of its originator. BBC Broadcast (2009)
Darwin, portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), spent years refining his ideas and penning what he called his "big book." Yet, daunted by looming conflict with the orthodox religious values of his day, he resisted publishing--until a letter from naturalist Alfred Wallace forced his hand. In 1858, Darwin learned that Wallace was ready to publish ideas very similar to his own. In a sickened panic, Darwin grasped his dilemma: To delay publishing any longer would be to condemn his greatest work to obscurity--the brilliant argument he had pieced together with clues from his voyage on the Beagle, his adventures in the Andes, the bizarre fossils of Patagonia, the finches and giant tortoises of the Galapagos, as well as the British countryside. But to come forward with his ideas risked the fury of the Church and perhaps a rift with his own devoted wife, Emma, portrayed by Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park, The Importance of Being Earnest), who was a devout Christian.
"Darwin's Darkest Hour" is a moving drama about the genesis of a groundbreaking theory seen through the inspiration and personal sufferings of its originator. BBC Broadcast (2009)
Monday, April 16, 2012
Genius Of Darwin: Life, Darwin & Everything
In the first part of the series, Richard Dawkins retraces Charles Darwin's journey as a scientist. He re-examines the rich evidence of the natural world iguanas on the Galapagos islands, giant fossilised sloths in the Americas and even pigeons back home in England which opened Charles Darwin's eyes to the extraordinary truth that all living things must be related and had evolved from a common ancestor.
Charles Darwin knew his espousal of evolution would cause outrage, challenging, as it did, the prevailing religious view of the world and our place in it. But, as Dawkins explains, it was really his theory of natural selection that undermined the notion of a benevolent God who designed all creatures great and small. Returning to his own birthplace, Kenya, Dawkins considers the brutal realities of the struggle for existence for wild animals on the plains of Africa. Here, he argues, we see the ongoing process sex, suffering and death, that drives evolution onward as the fittest survive to reproduce and the weakest perish without offspring.
Charles Dawkins explains who Charles Darwin was, how he developed his theory, what it is, and why it matters. He reveals how Darwin changed forever the way we see ourselves, the world and our place in it, and hopes to convince us that "evolution is a fact, backed by undeniable evidence".
The Genius of Charles Darwin is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. As we approach the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins presents the ultimate guide to Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection which Dawkins considers the most important idea ever to occur to a human mind.
2008
Charles Darwin knew his espousal of evolution would cause outrage, challenging, as it did, the prevailing religious view of the world and our place in it. But, as Dawkins explains, it was really his theory of natural selection that undermined the notion of a benevolent God who designed all creatures great and small. Returning to his own birthplace, Kenya, Dawkins considers the brutal realities of the struggle for existence for wild animals on the plains of Africa. Here, he argues, we see the ongoing process sex, suffering and death, that drives evolution onward as the fittest survive to reproduce and the weakest perish without offspring.
Charles Dawkins explains who Charles Darwin was, how he developed his theory, what it is, and why it matters. He reveals how Darwin changed forever the way we see ourselves, the world and our place in it, and hopes to convince us that "evolution is a fact, backed by undeniable evidence".
The Genius of Charles Darwin is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. As we approach the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins presents the ultimate guide to Darwin and his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection which Dawkins considers the most important idea ever to occur to a human mind.
2008
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Charles Darwin and the human fossil record
NCSE's Eric Meikle on Darwin and the human fossil record: 150 years of discovery, exploration, and debate.
Where: Eastern Illinois University.
When: February 06, 2012.
Where: Eastern Illinois University.
When: February 06, 2012.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" readings from Chapter 14
Selected readings from Chapter 14 of The Origin of Species
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Darwin: The Life
This portrait of Charles Darwin focuses on his life and influences tracing his maturation as a naturalist from his birth in Shrewsbury, England to the publication of his key work the Origin of Species. To provide a contextual base for Darwin's revolutionary ideas, the program examines his key influences including Thomas Malthus and Robert Edmund Grant as well as his life changing experience as the ship naturalist on the HMS Beagle. The program will provide students with the personal and historic background key to understanding the work and life of Darwin and provides an academic primer for discussions on the implications of Darwin's work. Featuring Darwin Biographers Janet Browne, James Moore, as well as noted scholar Robert M. Young.
Published in 1859, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution rocked the academic world. This film examines the life of Charles Darwin, tracing the development of his big idea -- evolution -- and examining the paradox of the conventional man who developed one of the most revolutionary ideas in science. It also explores the changing impact of the ideas of Charles Darwin, revealing how different political thinkers have seized on the theory of evolution to justify their proposed models for society. Before Darwin, Victorians believed that God created and placed all species on Earth and gave man dominion over animals. But Darwin's radical ideas challenged the status quo and have since influenced radically different models for society.
1998
Published in 1859, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution rocked the academic world. This film examines the life of Charles Darwin, tracing the development of his big idea -- evolution -- and examining the paradox of the conventional man who developed one of the most revolutionary ideas in science. It also explores the changing impact of the ideas of Charles Darwin, revealing how different political thinkers have seized on the theory of evolution to justify their proposed models for society. Before Darwin, Victorians believed that God created and placed all species on Earth and gave man dominion over animals. But Darwin's radical ideas challenged the status quo and have since influenced radically different models for society.
1998
Friday, January 6, 2012
Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Life & Death
In the final episode, Andrew Marr discovers how Darwin's ideas are helping us to save ourselves and all life on earth from extinction. Marr argues that Charles Darwin is the father of ecology. The modern environmental movement was built upon his insight that all life on earth is linked by a delicate web of connections. He also discovers that Darwin's dangerous idea is inspiring scientists to create a 'flotilla of Darwinian Noah's Arks' to help save life on earth from disaster.
Exploring the impact of industrialisation, intensive farming and our growing hunger for meat, Marr tells the story of our slow awakening to the full implications of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and our own destructive powers as a species. After showing how Darwin developed his ideas by digging up fossils, exploring coral reefs and studying the habits of the humble earthworm, Marr explains how Darwin's dangerous idea was launched into the space age. He discovers the mysterious movements of the 'mouse society', snorkels over a coral reef and visits a 'boiling cauldron of evolution' -- the tropical rainforest -- which is now threatened by the shadow of mass extinction.
Over the last 150 years, the combination of Darwin's ideas with politics has often had disastrous social consequences. In this programme, Andrew Marr argues that our failure to combine politics with Darwin's insights into the delicate connections between all life on earth could be accelerating the countdown to our own extinction. In this three-part series Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of its own far beyond the world of science. He discovers something surprising about his own evolutionary history as he explores Darwin's impact on politics and society.
BBC 2009
Project Steve
Exploring the impact of industrialisation, intensive farming and our growing hunger for meat, Marr tells the story of our slow awakening to the full implications of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and our own destructive powers as a species. After showing how Darwin developed his ideas by digging up fossils, exploring coral reefs and studying the habits of the humble earthworm, Marr explains how Darwin's dangerous idea was launched into the space age. He discovers the mysterious movements of the 'mouse society', snorkels over a coral reef and visits a 'boiling cauldron of evolution' -- the tropical rainforest -- which is now threatened by the shadow of mass extinction.
Over the last 150 years, the combination of Darwin's ideas with politics has often had disastrous social consequences. In this programme, Andrew Marr argues that our failure to combine politics with Darwin's insights into the delicate connections between all life on earth could be accelerating the countdown to our own extinction. In this three-part series Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of its own far beyond the world of science. He discovers something surprising about his own evolutionary history as he explores Darwin's impact on politics and society.
BBC 2009
Project Steve
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Darwin's Dangerous Idea - Body & Soul
In the first episode of the three-part series, Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of its own far beyond the world of science. He argues that Darwin's theory has transformed our understanding of what it means to be human. Over the last 150 years, Darwin's ideas have challenged the need for a creator, undermined religious authority, and provided new ways of looking at the origins of human morality.
Marr's journey begins following Darwin's footsteps in Tierra del Fuego at the southernmost tip of South America where Darwin first encountered an 'uncivilised' native tribe. This began to raise questions in his mind about the origins of the human race. The answers to these questions would emerge over the next 30 years, culminating in the publication of On The Origin of Species in 1859.
Marr then traces the development of Darwin's idea in the years since then and finds a range of influences that Darwin could never have imagined: from the existential philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to the battlefields of the First World War; from the Freudian psychoanalyst's couch to the Vatican; and from the genetic logic of kindness to an Islamic creationist's claim that Darwin is to blame for modern terrorism. Darwin's dangerous idea is as influential and challenging today as it was 150 years ago.
In this three-part series Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of its own far beyond the world of science. He discovers something surprising about his own evolutionary history as he explores Darwin's impact on politics and society.
Broadcast (2009)
Marr's journey begins following Darwin's footsteps in Tierra del Fuego at the southernmost tip of South America where Darwin first encountered an 'uncivilised' native tribe. This began to raise questions in his mind about the origins of the human race. The answers to these questions would emerge over the next 30 years, culminating in the publication of On The Origin of Species in 1859.
Marr then traces the development of Darwin's idea in the years since then and finds a range of influences that Darwin could never have imagined: from the existential philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche to the battlefields of the First World War; from the Freudian psychoanalyst's couch to the Vatican; and from the genetic logic of kindness to an Islamic creationist's claim that Darwin is to blame for modern terrorism. Darwin's dangerous idea is as influential and challenging today as it was 150 years ago.
In this three-part series Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of its own far beyond the world of science. He discovers something surprising about his own evolutionary history as he explores Darwin's impact on politics and society.
Broadcast (2009)
Friday, December 9, 2011
Time Lapse Pencil Drawing of Charles Darwin
Time Lapse Pencil Drawing of Charles Darwin. To see the final drawing framed: http://www.incrediblemouse.com/charles_darwin_drawing
The background music is free for public use, BertycoX "The Signal"
The background music is free for public use, BertycoX "The Signal"
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Donald Sutherland narrates.
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1993 Documentary on Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
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1993 Documentary on Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species"
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Darwin: Endless Forms Most Beautiful
"Darwin: Endless Forms Most Beautifu"l is a new multi-media theatre/music work that explores the life and ideas of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution, and the conflict between science and belief. Darwin: Endless Forms Most Beautiful examines where Darwin's theory may be leading us in terms of bio- and cyber-technology. Developed in a creative development laboratory setting, in conjunction with a student ensemble of seven singer/actors and six instrumentalists, the piece showcases an experimental scenography that features video and projection.
Ralph Denzer is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who has been working in the New York city alternative theatre scene for several decades. His work has been performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and many other venues throughout New York city, in other parts of the U.S. and Canada, and in Finland, Denmark, Poland and Germany. He has received numerous grants from various funding organizations, and has written for dance, puppetry, film, video, TV commercials and radio plays. He moved to Montreal in 2008, where he is pursuing his Masters degree at Concordia University. In 2011, as part of his thesis work at Concordia, he collaborated with playwright Ryan Hurl and veteran music/theatre director Keith Turnbull to create a new work of music/theatre, Darwin: Endless Forms Most Beautiful, which used 7 actor/singers, a 6 piece instrumental ensemble, and live image projections.
Ralph Denzer is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who has been working in the New York city alternative theatre scene for several decades. His work has been performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and many other venues throughout New York city, in other parts of the U.S. and Canada, and in Finland, Denmark, Poland and Germany. He has received numerous grants from various funding organizations, and has written for dance, puppetry, film, video, TV commercials and radio plays. He moved to Montreal in 2008, where he is pursuing his Masters degree at Concordia University. In 2011, as part of his thesis work at Concordia, he collaborated with playwright Ryan Hurl and veteran music/theatre director Keith Turnbull to create a new work of music/theatre, Darwin: Endless Forms Most Beautiful, which used 7 actor/singers, a 6 piece instrumental ensemble, and live image projections.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Why Darwin Still Matters - Michael Ruse
"Has Darwinism Passed Its 'Sell By' Date?: Reflections on The Origin of Species at 150 Years"
Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor at Florida State University presents at Pepperdine University during the two day conference exploring Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" and its grip on our intellect and imagination.
Faculty Response by Pepperdine University faculty member, Chris Doran.
Michael Ruse, Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor at Florida State University presents at Pepperdine University during the two day conference exploring Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" and its grip on our intellect and imagination.
Faculty Response by Pepperdine University faculty member, Chris Doran.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Celebrate Darwin Day
February 12th is a day to celebrate! What are YOU going to do?
* Understanding Evolution 101
* Talk Origins Archiv
* Understanding Evolution 101
* Talk Origins Archiv
Why I WON'T be celebrating Darwin Day 2011
The power of sarcasm: dumb people will think I am being literal, smart people will know otherwise.
In honor of Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 -- 19 April 1882). Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln.
Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on or around Feb. 12, the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.
In honor of Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 -- 19 April 1882). Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln.
Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on or around Feb. 12, the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A Brief History of the Theory of Evolution
After some technical difficulties I was finally able to upload this, just in time for Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. This is a short tribute to him and the many scientists who have worked hard to increase our understanding of the diversity of life.
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