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Darwin Now pod 9: Living legacy Featuring: audio, Creative Commons Image celerrimus via Flickr

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Sheila Ochugboju (Guest), Roberta Kacowicz (Guest)

08 December 2009

Find out how Darwin’s scientific legacy is being carried forward in this year of the bicentenary of his birth.  Read more : Darwin Now pod 9: Living legacy

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Darwin Now pod 8: Genetic revolutions Featuring: audio, photos.com

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Sean Carrol (Guest)

24 November 2009

Genes provide a powerful record of our evolutionary past. Living things even share a genetic toolkit that can generate a breathtaking diversity of body forms....  Read more : Darwin Now pod 8: Genetic revolutions

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Darwin Now pod 7: Evolution and the human family  Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Professor Ruth Mace (Guest)

17 November 2009

What can evolution tell us about falling birth rates, the menopause or the role of parents in childcare? Biological anthropologist Ruth Mace highlights the interplay...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 7: Evolution and the human family

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Darwin Now pod 6: Language diversity Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Dr Quentin Atkinson (Guest), Professor Mark Pagel (Guest)

10 November 2009

Do languages evolve in the same way as species do in nature? If so, how can evolutionary biologists shed light on the study of language...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 6: Language diversity

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Darwin Now pod 5: Darwinian demons Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Professor Jonathan Silvertown (The Open University)

04 November 2009

If only the fittest survive in nature, you might expect the world to be taken over by a small number of rampant species. So why,...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 5: Darwinian demons

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Darwin Now pod 4: Global response Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Professor Tom Glick (Guest), Professor Peter Kjærgaard (Guest), Rissa De La Paz (The Open University)

27 October 2009

How has the worldwide audience reacted to Darwin’s theory of evolution? And now that his works are coming online, what has been the impact of...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 4: Global response

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Darwin Now pod 3: Darwin's world-wide web Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Shelley Innes (Guest), Alison Pearn (Guest)

20 October 2009

Darwin was arguably the scientific social networker of his day. Explore the web that he spun through his lifetime correspondence across the world.  Read more : Darwin Now pod 3: Darwin's world-wide web

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Darwin Now pod 2: Darwin in context Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Professor Jim Moore (The Open University), Rissa De La Paz (The Open University)

13 October 2009

How do you propose a radical theory without sacrificing your reputation? Professor Jim Moore explores the social and scientific context in which Darwin developed his...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 2: Darwin in context

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Darwin Now pod 1: Why do we care about Darwin now? Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Rissa De La Paz (The Open University), Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker (Guest), Professor Steve Jones (Guest)

05 October 2009

Professor Steve Jones reflects on how well Darwin’s ground-breaking theory of evolution has stood the test of time. Fern Elsdon Baker outlines the global scope...  Read more : Darwin Now pod 1: Why do we care about Darwin now?

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