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Darwin's Enduring Legacy from Sara Wolch. Seth Feldman leads us on an aural exploration of Darwin's life and asks, "Why Science and society are still wrestling with Darwin's big idea." This is the final chapter of our four-part series produced by Sara Wolch of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for their program  Ideas . It was made to mark the 150th Anniversary of Darwin's book ' The Origin of Species ' back in 2009. We'll hear how his theory of Evolution by Natural Selection completely shattered the way we thought about the natural world and how its ideas continue to reverberate today.

The Evolution of Darwin: Primates vs Primates  from Ideas In this episode, we'll hear what On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life  purported -- as well as what was being said about it. The book was first published in November of 1859, twenty-three years after Darwin's  famed voyage on the HMS Beagle had returned home to England. Seth Feldman guides us on this exploration of Charles Darwin's life and his  revolutionary thinking  produced for the CBC.

The Evolution of Darwin: From the Beagle to the Book from Ideas Part two in a series of tributes dedicated to the life and adventures of influential British scientist Charles Darwin. His book, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection , directly contradicted contemporary religious beliefs and commonly held biological understandings. As this installment begins, Darwin has been offered a chance to work as an unpaid naturalist on a world-wide voyage. When the HMS Beagle set sail on December 27th, 1831, Charles was just twenty-two. Produced by Sara Wolch for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's program Ideas .

The Evolution of Darwin: The Prepared Mind from Ideas Part one of a four-episode series which serves a tribute to the influential British naturalist Charles Darwin and his earth-shattering book, 'On the Origin of Species.' Darwin's theory of Evolution by Natural Selection completely changed the way we think about the world. Seth Feldman guides us through Darwin's life and his revolutionary ideas. 'The Evolution of Darwin' was produced for the CBC Radio by Sara Wolch. This installment, The Prepared Mind, takes us from Darwin’s early years to his voyage of discovery aboard the H.M.S. Beagle.