The Surprising Truth About 4 Billion Years of Evolution

Ever wondered why poop smells so terrible or how life kicked off 4 billion years ago? In this Veritasium deep-dive (brought to you by Hostinger, with a shout-out to Snatoms kits), Derek Muller walks you through gene mutations, simulating evolution on your tabletop, and the nuts-and-bolts of natural selection.

Along the way you’ll learn what we actually pass on, how kin selection and Richard Dawkins’ “selfish gene” idea fit into the picture, and—spoiler alert—it’s all basically a mind-blowing simulation of survival of the fittest.

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