Veritasium’s video “If you don’t understand this, you don’t understand evolution” takes you on a whirlwind tour of evolutionary biology: from why poop smells bad and how life might’ve begun, to gene mutations, simple evolution simulations, and the workings of natural selection. It then dives into what traits really get passed on, explores kin selection and Richard Dawkins’ “selfish gene” idea, and wraps up with a playful evolutionary simulation.
Along the way, Derek Muller teams up with experts like Jack Szostak and John Sutherland, sprinkles in references (including Dawkins’ book), and even plugs a molecular modeling kit, newsletter, tabletop game pre-launch and hosting deals for curious minds who want to dig deeper.
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