Smologies #19: EVOLUTION with John McCormack

Smologies #19: EVOLUTION with John McCormack

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Another G-rated edit of a classic! This Smologies with Dr. John McCormack of Occidental College is all about evolution, Darwinism, birds, bacteria, natural selection and how our mutations can be our greatest strengths. Also: breaking down terms like genetic drift and Linnaean taxonomy and why Charles Darwin had to face haters under his own roof. (For the adult version, the full-length episode is linked below.)

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Full length (not classroom-friendly) episode + tons of science links here

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