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What Darwin Didn't Know. Episode 15, Imperfect Nature: Ad Hoc Body Designs.
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 p...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses,
2019.
Kanopy Streaming, 2019. |
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Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | Kanopy |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film. In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes) : .flv file, sound. |
| Participant or Performer: | Scott Solomon. |
| Language: | In English. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2019. |