Visual Learning Systems
Evolution Review
This video reviews the topics covered in the Evolution series. This series explores the theory of natural selection, highlighting the discoveries of Charles Darwin and the key components of this theory. It discusses concepts such as...
Primer
Simulating the Evolution of Aggression
Start exploring the evolution of behavior by seeing what happens when creatures can be either nice or mean.
Nature League
Can Cannabis Help Mental Illness? - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the effect of cannabidiol on brain regions associated with psychosis. Article citation: Bhattacharyya S, Wilson R, Appiah-Kusi E, et...
Curated Video
Alfred Russel Wallace's Contribution to the Theory of Evolution
The video discusses the contribution of Alfred Russell Wallace to the theory of evolution. The video highlights Wallace's discoveries related to the use of color by some plants and animals, which he suggested evolved by natural selection...
Curated Video
Understanding Antibiotic Resistance: The Evolution of Bacteria and the Emergence of Superbugs
This video discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and its evolution through natural selection. It explains genetic variation and the development of resistance in bacteria, leading to the spread of superbugs like MRSA....
Primer
Simulating Natural Selection
See how different attributes are naturally selected in different environments, and note some core principles of evolution along the way.
Curated Video
Darwin and Wallace: The Development of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
This video discusses the theory of evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace. The video covers the observations and experiments carried out by Darwin, the three key ideas of the theory of...
Science360
Alfred Russel Wallace's personal cabinet
Take a look inside Alfred Russel Wallace's personal cabinet full of bugs and butterflies collected over his lifetime. Discovered by a Washington, D.C., lawyer in search of antique furniture, this is truly a Cabinet of Wonders, for inside...
Science360
Self-Sacrifice Among Strangers Has More to Do with Nurture than Nature
Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks. This is the...
Nature League
Is That Ostrich Flirting With Me? - From A to B
In this episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit why male ostriches sometimes direct mating dances toward humans.
Nature League
Preserving Montana's State Fish - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit joins scientists in the Flathead River system to explore the consequences of genetic introgression between westslope cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.
Mazz Media
The Evolution of Complex Organs
In this video students will learn that evolutionists always had a difficult time explaining how the eye evolved because of its complexity. Using real world examples and diagrams, viewers will learn the various stages of the eye’s...
Nature League
Searching for Mysis Shrimp - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit joins researchers at the University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station to sample for freshwater invertebrates, including Mysis shrimp. Thanks to Dr. Jim Elser for being our field guide at...
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Evidence of Change
This video introduces the Evidence of Change series. This program highlights many of the different types of evidence supporting the theory of evolution. Captivating footage from the fossil record, as well as anatomical evidence,...
Nature League
Life in Missoula, Montana - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit introduces both herself and Missoula, Montana as hosts of the channel. Future Field Trip locations are revealed, and we break down our first Wild Word: ecology.
Nature League
Can Plants Hurt When We Eat Them? - From A to B
In this episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit why some people say it's morally okay to eat plants but not animals.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Peter Gray - Freedom to Learn
Peter Gray, Ph.D., research professor at Boston College, is author of Free to Learn (Basic Books, 2013) and Psychology (Worth Publishers, a college textbook now in its 7th edition). He has conducted and published research in comparative,...
Professor Dave Explains
Mechanisms of Natural Selection Altruism and Kin Selection
We have learned all about so-called "survival of the fittest" which is a phrase we associate with natural selection. We typically associate this concept with competition for resources, but there are situations in which this involves the...
Mazz Media
Introduction to Reproductive Strategies
This video explores the fascinating world of reproductive strategies in the animal kingdom, from the female praying mantis eating her mate to the diverse approaches of species like zebras and sea turtles. By delving into the concepts of...
Catalyst University
Pathway For Sperm and Egg Cells to Fertilization
In this video, we will examine the precise site of fertilization and then follow the physical path of the secondary oocyte (egg) and sperm cell (spermatozoa) to fertilization.
Nature League
Why Are Animals Getting Smaller? - From A to B
In this episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit why animals are basically getting smaller over time.
Curated Video
Evidence for Human Evolution: Fossils and Stone Tools
This video introduces the theory of evolution by natural selection and explores evidence for human evolution, specifically through fossils and stone tools. The speaker explains that evolution is the gradual change in characteristics over...
FuseSchool
Theories of evolution Lamarck vs Darwin
"Lamarck vs Darwin An organism changes during its life in order to adapt to its environment. These changes are passed on to its offspring. Populations change as characteristics that allow individuals to survive are selected for. Which...
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Theories of Evolution
The nugget explains the different theories of evolution (mutation theory, theory of natural selection, theory of inheritance) with examples.