Evolution Ep2: Great Transformations (1/6)

[stingyringpiece]

sounds like Liam Neeson narrating!!! great actor!!



[808thampire]

Who in here is under the age of 20?!

[GodisDarwin]

Neil Shubin is awesome!

Everyone MUST read his book 'Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body'. Even for people who are well read in the area it is essential.

He is also the discoverer of tiktaalik roseae.

Legend.

[derman077]

This whole place is full of whales.

[xxPeace34xx]

hello i like evolusi kl drift 2

[GodisDarwin]

@xxPeace34xx

Leave. Now.

[TheMrDeist]

Oh darn, a whole episode devoted to the evidence for transformational species. The creastionists' nightmare!!!

[patrickledford420]

what tv channel was this on?

[akjigit]

Pattern can be seen when not only facts are recognized but also reasoning is acquired. To be able to see pattern is advantageous, but it's worth if structure behind it is seen

[numberman52]

the guy at 6:00 sounds like a damn robot

[MajSmJz]

Narrated by Liam Neeson?

[atchisrj1]

Great video!

[daniyell5]

haha thanks for posting this. i didn't pay attention in class and we have to do a 4 paragraph essay.

[arianrulz]

LOL

[DjRaider404]

LOL this is like a comedy. Almost as believable as a Dr. Seuss book.

[Hjernespreng]

How about you shut the fuck up and educate yourself on the sunject first?

THEN you can talk about how believable it is.

[whisperelmwood]

wow - I did NOT know about that valley. That's absolutely facinating o.o

[flyingscience]

Lady paleontologist explains transitionals .Many paleo lectures / classes online . More added monthly.

"Transitional Fossils in Evolution pt. 1 of4"

[rsqb07]

I'm sick of reading these damn posts telling creationists to go fuck themselves. Evolution is undoubtedly real and has taken place for billions of years. Creationists can still believe in evolution all while believing in God. The truth is that NOBODY knows where and how the universe started. There's the Big Bang theory, but something had to cause the big bang. Just don't act like you're better than everyone else, because you're as clueless as they are.

[Hjernespreng]

Yes, but to say that a God was before the big bang is circular logic.

[sonykroket]

Amazing...whales in the desert.

It's the definitive proof that the earth is 4.56 billion years old.

[eatmars]

bah this is an egg and chicken debate nobody knows what really happened million years ago unless someone build a time machine lol

im still skeptical to this evolution. i hope they explain how an species can transform into another species.

[TimmyTheGreatOo]

Just grab some books about it und read them -.- That should do the trick.

[Catherine8here]

It is going to take time like everything and dedication, but their is a great amount of evidence for to support Evolution. It is boring to think that some really cannot be bothered. Eatmars the origin of species by Charles Darwin would answer how a species relates to another species as would a good Evolution textbook. But again it takes alot of time to learn about the theory. If you make the time you will be less ignorant and skeptical. The chicken lays the egg, so I reckon the chicken came 1st

[z515515z]

Good post, but i disagree with your answer to the egg debate. As an evolutionist you should believe that the egg came first. Because the parent is slightly different that the child the "parent"of the chicken would have gradually evolved and the final evolutionary step would have been the egg which hatched into the chicken :)

[Catherine8here]

Yes, I agree with you. I wonder how the egg came along anyway? All these mutations occured, the physiology altered allowing an egg to be hatched? It may of been smaller and kept in at one point?

What always gets me going is explaining how the first common ancester came along? Life appeared due to certain conditions....

[z515515z]

I have always been puzzled by single cells coming together and cooperating to form complex organisms.

[Catherine8here]

Yes, this enabled organisms to be much bigger and protect themselves from other predators. Seen with prokaryotes and single and multicellular algae. Receptors, and sticky surfaces must of enabled them to stick to one another (glycoproteins).

[Nature9355]

great series. thank you for posting.

[JoshyNguyen]

dude whoever has mr lewis needs to do two essays on this and the extinction movie.

[xNinjaGurl]

Its just one essay:

1.How is the evolution of whales used to demonstrate a "great transformation" in mammals? Describe the evidence available that show whales may have evolved from a terrestrial ancestor.

2.The Burgess Shale fossils found in the Canadian Rockies have been called the "greatest fossil find in history". Why is the Burgess Shale formation considered to be of such importance?

[Erech01]

'Describe the evidence available that show whales may have evolved from a terrestrial ancestor.'

about 30 fossils show that whales did evolve from terrestrial mammals.

[wannabefob32]

YES! I NEEDED THIS SO BADLY. damn you bio......damn you

[bobiimfiilee]

WOW have 2 do a dam essay on these videos in ma biology class

[deliwrek]

You have no idea how grateful I am that you have taken the time to upload these amazing videos to reach out with the ideas that you embrace. I'm sure that you have helped open many eyes. I do however feel a tinge of guilt that none of my money go to the creators of these films. Perhaps I'll go out and purchase my favorites.

[shamalbaba]

This and all your series are fantastic. Thanks for loading and sharing them.

[lamnaa]

Yes, grav i would subscribe but im worryed there may be copyright problems. You tube gets pissy when you challenge religions.

[kurtilein3]

``i need more hard evidence (in this case fossils), so that people will be able to see it and believe it because theyve seen it´´

you would NEVER hear this from an creationist or ID-person. never. thats the difference between science and pseudo-science.

[gerjaison]

Exactly i agree, science minded people are humble person who based on facts and observation, sure we have opinions but we still require DATA. Unlike them they are arrogant and rude and forcing people to believe.

[SHIBBYiPANDA]

@gerjaison hahaha so true. the thing is, they just THINK they have evidence for their beliefs.. After all, how could the preacher man get up in front of thousands of people every sunday and preach the book with such authority if he didn't KNOW TONS of evidence to back up his statements.. Answer; He's getting paid to and he's a stupid ahole..

[GodisDarwin]

@gerjaison

The ultimate verdict on theist anti-Darwinists, usually comes after you are logically defeated them and they resort to: "well you're going to burn in hell."

The fact they would even consider thinking of someone burning for eternity, yet alone wishing it upon someone else, proves they are very sick people.

[JohnBrody23]

@gerjaison It's called grammar you idiot.

[gerjaison]

@JohnBrody23 - whatever, fuckwit!!

[Kabane52]

cool

[RuinedSaint]

I missed this episode the last time they were up... Thanks!

[Gravitationalist]

np

I'll try to get a couple more, if not all, up today.