Genius of Britain Episode 3 HD

Funny or Die presents Dana Carvey as Charles Darwin

(Via Pharyngula)

Charles Darwin's Brave New World: A Dangerous Idea

"Featuring a superb cast and commentators including David Suzuki, Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond and Iain McCalman, this is the story of how four young voyagers changed our world forever. The epic adventures of Charles Darwin, Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley and Alfred Russel Wallace would revolutionise science, turn society on its head and give birth to an extraordinary theory."
Via RichardDawkins.net

Richard Dawkins, Darwin's Universal Impact

Kirk Cameron's Dumbass Creationist Plot Against "Origin of Species"

Thanks to MC for the link.

Newsnight Review - Charles Darwin Special

"It is the single most explosive idea in history. Darwin's Theory of Evolution is almost as controversial today in some places as it was 150 years ago. We have an amazing panel to discuss the cultural legacy of On the Origin of Species in the light of a wealth of new artistic work - Richard Dawkins, whose new book champions evolutionary theory in the face of creationism, Margaret Atwood whose latest novel deals with the consequences of modern science, Ruth Padel who is a descendant of Darwin and bases many of her poems on his life and work, and one of our regular guests Reverend Richard Coles - who has been devouring Darwin all week with gusto."


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Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America'

"A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer."

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Creation - The Life Of Charles Darwin

"Creation is the powerful and true-life tale of Charles Darwin and the most explosive idea in history."

David Attenborough - Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life [Download]

"Passionate Darwinian David Attenborough, who sees evolution as the cornerstone of all the series he has ever made, shares his personal view on Darwin's controversial idea. Journeying through the last two hundred years, he tracks the changes in our understanding of the natural world, and asks three key questions: how and why did Darwin come up with his theory? Why do most people think he was right? And why is it more important now than ever before?"



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Darwin's Dangerous Idea Ep.3 - Life and Death [Download]

"Synopsis: In the final episode of the series, Andrew Marr discovers how Darwin's ideas are helping mankind to save life on earth from extinction - the environmental movement was built upon his insight that all life on earth is connected. 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."



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Darwin's Dangerous Idea Ep.2 - Born Equal [Download]

"Synopsis: Andrew Marr explores Darwin's impact on politics and society. The theory of natural selection has been used to justify imperial expansion and oppression, but Darwin's ideas were also crucial to the democratic, anti-racist values of the United Nations, and have been used to help eliminate a fatal genetic disease from the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Darwin's theory of evolution has also led to the difficult social and political choices presented by predictive DNA testing."



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Darwin's Dangerous Idea Ep.1 - Body and Soul [Download]

"Synopsis: In the first of a new 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."



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Richard Dawkins interviews Randolph Neese [Download]

"This is the uncut interview with Randolph Nesse from the 'The Genius of Charles Darwin' presented by Richard Dawkins. Randolph Nesse is the co-author of 'Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine"




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The Genius of Charles Darwin Extras [Download]

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The Genius of Charles Darwin pt.3 [Download]

"In this final episode Dawkins examines why Darwin's theory remains one of the most controversial ideas in history.

As Darwin set out on the voyage on the Beagle he still believed that god created the world and everything in it. But the evidence he discovered - fossils, patterns of anatomical resemblance, startling similarities of embryos and domestic breeding - demonstrated the truth: that all life forms vary and that some are more likely to reproduce, passing variations on. His wife Emma, however, was deeply religious and Darwin never criticised religion in public but he believed that "science would bring about a gradual illumination of minds.

Dawkins travels to meet an old friend, Dan Dennett, who shares many of his own beliefs, to answer the question Darwin himself was confronted with: how can we find solace in a godless world?"



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The Genius of Charles Darwin pt.2 [Download]

"In the second programme Prof Dawkins explains that Darwin's Theory of Evolution presented a disturbing truth: that humans are animals – the fifth ape. This forces us to question whether our morals and manners are just a veneer. He confronts an issue that even Darwin skirted around – the evolution of human beings – and asks 'what does it mean to be evolved?' And in world where religions attack Darwinism for excusing selfish or even barbaric behaviour, Dawkins is forced to enter Darwinism's heart of darkness."



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The Genius of Charles Darwin pt.1 [Download]

"As the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, approaches, 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."



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BBC Horizon - A War On Science [Download]

The theory of evolution is under attack from a controversial new idea called intelligent design. But is it science?

When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution nearly 150 years ago, he shattered the dominant belief of his day – that humans were the product of divine creation. Through his observations of nature, Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection. This caused uproar. After all, if the story of creation could be doubted, so too could the existence of the creator. Ever since its proposal, this cornerstone of biology has sustained wave after wave of attack. Now some scientists fear it is facing the most formidable challenge yet: a controversial new theory called intelligent design.

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Creation (aka nature) Trailer 2009