Episode 16
So what is evolution exactly? How would you explain it to someone who doesn't think they are "good at science"? Can we see evolution happening today? Should we be worried about mutant Vikings and hybrid coyotes?
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Kleptoplasty Sea Slug:
https://manoa.hawaii.edu/exploringourfluidearth/biological/aquatic-plants-and-algae/structure-and-function/weird-science-kleptoplasty
Al regel achat: while standing on one foot--story explanation (and how it is used in modern Hebrew)
https://www.haaretz.com/word-of-the-day-al-regel-akhat-1.5318459
Elephants adapting to be tuskless
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wildlife-watch-news-tuskless-elephants-behavior-change/
Peppered Moths of London
http://www.mothscount.org/text/63/peppered_moth_and_natural_selection.html
Chicken or Egg…first the egg!
https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/which-came-first-chicken-or-egg
We don’t understand big numbers
https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/1000000-grahams-number.html
Coywolf (or wolfoyte if preferred)
https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/is-this-coyote-wolf-hybrid-taking-over-north-america/
Worm composting
http://www.franklincountywastedistrict.org/vermicomposting.html
Zack's Worm Bin
https://amzn.to/330caxl
Lactose tolerance or intolerance, who’s the mutant now?
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance
And this one has a map: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27938-everything-you-need-to-know-about-lactose-intolerance/
Reading up on evolution
https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/resourcelibrary.php
https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-evolution
Video on natural selection (Crash Course):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTftyFboC_M&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF&index=14
Video on evolution (Crash Course)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3GagfbA2vo&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF&index=20
History of language evolution
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=axx
Or a TED-ed short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWDKsHm6gTA
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper (Kindle Edition)
https://amzn.to/2O4ekYo
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch (Kindle Edition)
https://amzn.to/33YQN0G
A forest of language trees, showing their relationships:
https://eurotalk.com/blog/2015/06/03/the-language-forest-how-are-world-languages-related/
Darwin
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Darwin
A.I. and Islam with Muhammad Ahmad
Delighting in Writing with Rob Bell
“Sample of One” with Chris Impey
Equity and Love with Dr Emily Smith
Discovering Dino Tissue with Mary Schweitzer
Elevating the Discourse with Vikki Gaskin-Butler
Life on Mars and Heaven on Earth with Pamela Conrad
Elevating the Discourse with Emily Gerdin
Elevating the Discourse with Stephen Burgin
Elevating the Discourse with Tyler J Fuller
Gazing Into Eternity with Guy Consolmagno
Elevating the Discourse with Richard Middleton
Infinite Doubt with Dr. Andrew Newberg
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Elevating the Discourse with Joseph Shane
Healing Part 2: Nature is Healing
Re-Wilding Christianity with Brian McLaren
Healing Part 1: The Return of the Maggots
Life, the Universe, and Everything with David Wilkinson
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