If you’ve ever wondered why poop smells bad, this video uses that everyday mystery as a springboard to unpack evolution—from the very beginnings of life and the nuts and bolts of gene mutation, to natural selection, kin selection and the whole “selfish gene” idea. You’ll see how simple simulations can bring these concepts to life and why understanding them is key to getting evolution.
Along the way Derek Muller enlists top scientists (think Jack Szostak, John Sutherland and more) to show how tiny molecular tweaks drove life’s diversity, what traits we actually inherit and pass on, and how every bit of this can be tested and visualized. It’s a fun, no-nonsense deep dive that’ll change the way you think about biology.
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