What Darwin Didn't Know. Episode 15, Imperfect Nature: Ad Hoc Body Designs
(2019)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
7009499
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
While Darwin knew of inefficient anatomical features of humans and other animals, he didn’t consider these a distinct category of evidence for natural selection. Explore ad hoc body designs - from our imperfect eyes and sexual anatomy, to the bizarre faces of flounders and the false thumbs of pandas. Each adaptation shows evolution devising a solution that is “good enough,” even if it's not ideal
Film
In Process Record
Scott Solomon
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2019
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English