The Most Controversial Idea in Biology dives into the nuts and bolts of evolution—from the very origins of life to gene mutation, natural selection and kin selection—using slick simulations and everyday examples (ever wonder why poop smells so bad?). Derek Muller and his crew unpack Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene concept, showing how genes really drive the survival “game” and shape everything from penguin parenting to your own body’s defenses.
Along the way, top scientists like Jack Szostak and John Sutherland weigh in, and you get a behind-the-scenes look at how complex ideas become eye-catching animations. In short, evolution itself feels like one giant simulation—and once you see genes as the real “actors,” biology never looks the same.
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