Episode 56 The Evolution of Evolutionary Theory

Published: March 10, 2019, 1:01 a.m.

b'One of the main themes of this podcast is the evolutionary history of life. This concept is familiar to all of us today, but our current understanding of evolution is the culmination of a very long history of scientific inquiry. In this episode, we\\u2019ll introduce you to some of the biggest names in this story, from Aristotle to Darwin, as we explore the evolution of evolutionary theory.\\nIn the news: tiny frogs, an ancient nesting ground, algae evolution, and a tusked sea cow.\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:06:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:30:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:11:30\\nThe Common Descent Store is open! Get merch! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMuscial Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'