OU on the BBC: Charles Darwin And The Tree of Life
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 19 Apr 2013
David Attenborough takes a passionate, personal journey through Darwin's discoveries.
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How did teeth evolve?
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 24 Feb 2011
My dear, what big teeth you have... but how did you (or, indeed, fish) come to have them?
Milk: The secrets of the dairy
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 07 Dec 2010
Never mind pots of gold - it should be udders of gold. Vicky Taylor salutes the dairy cow, and reveals why some scientists think mammals...
Look evolution in the eye: Join the debate
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 27 Sep 2010
Proof of evolution? From the first light sensitive cells, to highly developed organs - patterns in the increasing complexity of the eye can be discerned...
ET, life and the universe
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 25 Feb 2010
Is there intelligent life out there? Professor Russell Stannard examines various possibilities, and our chances of ever finding out about them.
Consciousness and the limits of science
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 25 Feb 2010
Professor Russell Stannard asks how can we ever understand the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain.
Darwin Now pod 9: Living legacy
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Introductory Level
Duration 15 mins
Updated 08 Dec 2009
Find out how Darwin’s scientific legacy is being carried forward in this year of the bicentenary of his birth.
Origin Day Lecture: Audience Question Two
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Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 24 Nov 2009
If Darwin were alive today, what area of evolutionary science would he be working in, and why?
Tour of John Murray Publishers
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Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 24 Nov 2009
John Murray, descendent of Darwin's original publishers, gives us a tour of the offices where biology - and literary - history were made.
Darwin, 'The Origin' and the future of biology
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Introductory Level
Duration 15 mins
Updated 24 Nov 2009
On the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Professor E O Wilson, considered by many as Darwin’s natural...
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Obesity: Balanced diets and treatment
Intermediate Level
Duration 15 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media. This...
Studying mammals: Meat eaters
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
The powerful and majestic carnivores are the focus of many television documentaries. In this unit we will delve into the lives of these fearsome hunters...
Studying mammals: Chisellers
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
Ever wondered why rats, mice and squirrels seem to reproduce at such an alarming rate? Rodents are among the most successful of all the mammal...
Studying mammals: A winning design
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
The term mammal encompasses a huge variety of animals, including humans. But what makes a mammal a mammal? This unit explores some of the features,...
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
From the mouse-deer to the elephant, plant eaters come in all shapes and sizes. But how do they manage to flourish on a salad diet?...
Evolution through natural selection
Introductory Level
Duration 4 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
In this unit, we describe the theory of evolution by natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin in his book, first published in 1859, On...
Studying mammals: Food for thought
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
Who were our ancestors? How are apes and humans related? And where does the extinct Homo erectus fit into the puzzle? In this unit we...
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
From pygmy shrews to armadillos, a wide range of mammals survive on a diet made up largely of insects. Many of these have fascinating adaptations...
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Introductory Level
Duration 10 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
Many mammals are food specialists, with complex adaptations that gear them toward a particular food source. So how do the omnivores survive and prosper without...
The science of evolution
Introductory Level
Duration 5 hours
Updated 21 May 2013
This unit debates the issues surrounding the science of evolution and religion.
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