Darwin Cd Rom

by Michael T. Ghiselin

In 1859, Charles Darwin published a vastly important work: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. For centuries, man had been seen as a created species, distinct from any other animal. Then, Darwin persuasively argued that mankind and other species are descended from common ancestors. His theory of "natural selection," also known as "survival of the fittest," explains how life evolved through natural processes. By the 1950s, most scientists accepted the theory. However, it upset many who believed that life was created by a supernatural God?a debate which is perpetuated today. The Science and Discovery series recreates one of history's most successful journeys?four thousand years of scientific efforts to better understand and control the physical world. Science has often challenged and upset conventional wisdom or accepted practices; this is a story of vested interests and independent thinkers, experiments and theories, change and progress. Aristotle, Copernicus, Keple

Genres: Science, Audiobook, Evolution, Nonfiction

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Liesl de Swardt]

Excellent short summary of Darwin's groundbreaking theory.

[Heather Denkmire]

Apparently I gave up on this earlier this year because it was "BORING." Today I was in the car with nothing else on my iPod and I found it a well done summary of Darwin's theories. It had moments where I was driving with my knees so I could write some notes, in fact. I recommend it as a sort of Cliffs Notes of his work.

[Hank Pharis]

(NOTE: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book or a B. 3 stars means a very good book or a B+. 4 stars means an outstanding book or an A {only about 5% of the books I read merit 4 stars}. 5 stars means an all time favorite or an A+ {Only one of 400 or 500 books rates this!).

Nothing here to convince me that Darwinism is still history's greatest house of cards.

[MoldyCosmos]

I've always found the theories of evolution fascinating. I did the audio version of this book which took about a few hours. It was just the basic theory and didn't learn anything new. Had cute examples though and the audio had different voices for the narrator and the Darwin quotes which was entertaining. If I was a teacher I'd play this for my students

[Lindsay Bates]

I listened to this as an audiobook. It was an enjoyable book. I learned some more stuff about Charles Darwen and his voyage on the Begeal. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book it was not the most exciting this to read. But it had good information.

[Alex Shrugged]

This audiobook is a reasonable summary of Darwin's work on evolution. There are a number of issues that needed more detailed treatment, but this is just a summary and in that respect it was worth listening to.

I might read/listen to this audiobook again to brush up.

[Tony Creech]

Somewhat helpful - I liked the idea of quotes intermixed with explanation and context but it lacked something.

[Crystal Swafford]

The production of this Audiobook was better than most. I was hoping to learn a little more about the political/social climate and I did just that!

[Jude]

This is a good program for those who are interested in Darwin and how his ideas have survived the test of time. It's especially good to listen to after reading "On the Origin of Species."

[Brian Barnett]

Yesterday's Darwin Day reading

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