Veritasium: If you don't understand this, you don't understand evolution

If you don’t understand evolution, dive into this Veritasium video that breaks down its essential ingredients: what makes poop stink, the spark that launched life, gene mutations, simulating evolution in action, how natural selection sculpts species, inheritance, kin selection, Richard Dawkins’ Selfish Gene concept, and a live demo of it all running in a simulation.

Backed by experts like Dr. Jack Szostak, Dr. John Sutherland, Dr. Joanna Masel and Dr. Gerald Joyce, and fueled by slick animations, real-world footage and Derek Muller’s signature wit, it’s a fun, fast-paced masterclass in how evolution really works.

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