A SciAm editor explains this core concept of evolution
Episode 3 of our new video podcast, Instant Egghead (subscribe!) tackles the most important development in scientific thinking about evolution since the Modern Synthesis.
As always, the brains behind this operation are writer/director/producer John Pavlus (more posts by him at 60 Second Science here) and cameraman Steven Boling.
Special thanks to science blogger extraordinaire PZ Myers, who screened a first draft of the script.
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Add CommentWho is that 12-year-old on the video? It's really simple and doesn't require 60 seconds. Evolutionary developmental biology (evolution of development or informally, evo-devo) is a field of biology that compares the developmental processes of different animals and plants in an attempt to determine the ancestral relationship between organisms and how developmental processes evolved.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisOne of the best introductions to Evo-Devo is the book by a University of Wisconsin professor entitled "Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo" by Sean B. Carroll. An excellent read -- highly recommended.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI wish in the 1 minute there was more indication of what the switches were controlling.
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