by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
Charles Darwin questioned everything when it came to the origin of species and the evolution of life here on earth. That questioning led him into some pretty dark places. As he grew more and more certain that nature was fully capable of producing the abundance of life...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
As a young man, the more Charles Darwin learned about nature the more he began to question things. If species were immutable, meaning they never changed, then how was it that breeders were able to change the forms of dogs or pigeons? What if something similar occurred...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
Throughout his life Charles Darwin suffered bouts of anxiety and often went off alone by himself to think. His work afforded him the perfect escape and he dove into it at every opportunity. Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links to Amazon, Barnes &...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
The sea was full of life a half a billion years ago. Arthropods fought to survive and there were some interesting things happening on land as well. We have here our first plants – and they spread like wildfire. The quiet life on land enjoyed by the plants looked...
by Rick Coste | Sep 6, 2019 | Podcast
As predators evolved to better catch their prey, their prey evolved unique and efficient ways to avoid being eaten. It was because of this sudden arms race that we see the proliferation of body forms that mark the Cambrian Era. The real winners were the Trilobites....
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