Darwin's dangerous idea /
Darwin's dangerous idea / [print]
a co-production of the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions ; written and directed by David Espar and Susan K. Lewis.
- [Boston, Massachusetts] : WGBH Boston Video, (c)2001.
- 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Evolution ; 1. .
Drama based on Darwin by Adrian Desmond and James Moore. Documentary. "WG35489." "As seen on PBS." Special features: Access to the Evolution Web site; chapter search; closed captions.
Prologue -- Common ancestry -- Ecuador and the tree of life -- Natural selection -- Mutation and HawaiiV -- Complexity -- How the eye evolved -- God -- A scientist discusses religion -- The human question -- Humans and the tree of life -- Epilogue.
Editor, Bernice Schneider ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; drama directed by Alastair Reid ; drama produced by Linda Garmon ; drama edited by George Akers. Editor, Bernice Schneider ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; drama directed by Alastair Reid ; drama produced by Linda Garmon ; drama edited by George Akers.
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.
9781578078585
WG35489 WGBH Boston Video
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Evolution (Biology)
QH367.W549.D379 2001 QH367
Drama based on Darwin by Adrian Desmond and James Moore. Documentary. "WG35489." "As seen on PBS." Special features: Access to the Evolution Web site; chapter search; closed captions.
Prologue -- Common ancestry -- Ecuador and the tree of life -- Natural selection -- Mutation and HawaiiV -- Complexity -- How the eye evolved -- God -- A scientist discusses religion -- The human question -- Humans and the tree of life -- Epilogue.
Editor, Bernice Schneider ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; drama directed by Alastair Reid ; drama produced by Linda Garmon ; drama edited by George Akers. Editor, Bernice Schneider ; music, Sheldon Mirowitz ; drama directed by Alastair Reid ; drama produced by Linda Garmon ; drama edited by George Akers.
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.
9781578078585
WG35489 WGBH Boston Video
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Evolution (Biology)
QH367.W549.D379 2001 QH367