Evolution and biology

46 videos about evolution and biology that people linked on Reddit, from the Mind and behaviour, Evolution and life and Economics shelves.

Also see Mind and behaviour, Evolution and life, Economics

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57 min 1. Introduction to Human Behavioral BiologyStanford

I love everything from Robert Sapolsky

Recommended in r/LifeProTips

10 min Simulating Natural SelectionPrimer

W1eV7Oc5A)) Numberphile - maths (video) Oversimplified - history, humor (video) Primer - evolution simulations (video) RealLifeLore - geography and geopolitics (video) Stand-up Maths - maths, humor (video) Steve Mould - scientific exper

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52 min Stanford's Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)Stanford

There's also Sapolsky on depression, which is an excellent explanation of the biology of depression.

Recommended in r/lectures

17 min Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods | HHMI BioInteractive Videobiointeractive

this is a great short documentary (17min) with neil shubin (author of "your inner fish") on the discovery of tiktaalik was an important transition fossil demonstrating the sea to land transition for vertebrates (the origin of tetrapods, four legged animals)

Recommended in r/evolution

15 min What Happened to Horses Is Happening to UsCGP Grey

Does automation (a la "Humans Need Not Apply") mean that the wealth of a nation comes less from the productive citizens of the nation?

Mentioned in r/CGPGrey

19 min The Origin of Birds — HHMI BioInteractive Videobiointeractive

this one for the origin of birds is similarly captivating, with the key fossil discovery of archeopteryx

Recommended in r/evolution

9 min Eugene Bullard, The Black Swallow of DeathThe History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

The History Guy Most are 10-15 minutes long and usually something not covered in texts or other history books.

Mentioned in r/history

1 h 37 min Evolutionary Tree of Life (Full Series)UsefulCharts

Useful Charts [Evolutionary Tree of Life] (

Recommended in r/evolution

7 min Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point MutationsStated Clearly

Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve?

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1 h 24 min PBS NOVA S37E01 Darwin's Darkest HourCopke Luar

Inherit the Wind (1960) Creation (2009) Darwin's Darkest Hour (2009)

Recommended in r/evolution

2 min The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)

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19 min Twelve Days of Freedom - Hungarian Revolution 1956 DocumentaryHistorigraph

Grey - miscellaneous (video) Half as Interesting - miscellaneous, humor (video) Historigraph - military history (video) Jan Misali - conlangs & misc. (video) KhAnubis - miscellaneous (video) Kurzgesagt - miscellaneous ([video](

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