In your book you point out that "Darwin and his contemporaries...knew nothing about the nature of heredity." Can you explain how the emergence of genetics helped strengthen and support the theory of evolution? - An interview with Peter Atkins at the Future of Science Conference in Venice, Italy September 2006.
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rehzon 1 month ago
It is a commonly cited myth that evolution has come to a standstill. But this is not correct - for we are now in reverse.
What we have now is a gradual degradation of the human stock in Western societies. The least appropriate people a breeding far too many children and the professional classes far too few, in many cases not at all.
The features that define civilisation can disappear if not propagated to future generations.
Only time will tell the disastrous outcome of our foolhardy ways.
flashvideofan 3 years ago
There's a lot of thought there.
marchog 3 years ago
Er, hello, he did, straight after saying it he said what he meant.
irishmauddib 3 years ago
"We'd be like god"???? Perhaps Mr. Atkins would care to explain what he means by this.
taotaotatti 3 years ago
he seems to struggle slightly with the conversion of thought to speech, but what comes out is very precise and informative. there should be more people like him about. thanks for the vids.
johnallanzero 4 years ago
great vid
WinterXL 4 years ago