360 On History

The Idea that Changed the World

Darwin & Evolution by Natural Selection

In this episode we celebrate the 160th anniversary of a publication that changed scientific thinking completely.

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published his work: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; an account of the greatest story ever told — that of evolution by natural selection.

We discuss Darwin's life and talk about the theory of evolution. Please check out Darwin's drawing of the tree of life and the doodles his children made on his draft manuscript below. Read the complete blog here. Please subscribe to the You Tube Channel for more on science, history and nature and please do check out the website and follow on social media: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Reddit // TikTok. Please also check out the podcast on Alexander von Humboldt.

Music: Moonrise by Chad Crouch – Instrumental from Free Music Archive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podcast on Mary Wollstonecraft, considered a pioneer of feminism, a philosopher and writer, who advocated education and rights for women.

We have all heard of Frankenstein, a novel that can be considered the first true science fiction story, written by Mary Shelley in 1818. But perhaps not many of us will know of Mary Shelley’s mother Mary Wollstonecraft, an English writer, philosopher and most importantly, an advocate for women’s rights, regarded as one of the founding feminist thinkers.

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It used to be a planet and then it wasn’t. Pluto’s demotion has been a bone of contention amongst many, since it was relegated from the status of planet to dwarf planet. This fight has overshadowed a milestone in human space travel. We have actually sent a spacecraft that has flown by Pluto, has made scientific observations and sent back images that have changed our understanding of this solar system object.

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Podcast on Pluto that used to be a Planet, then wasn't and became a Dwarf Planet far out in the Solar System in the Kuiper Belt.

In this ancient history podcast episode we talk about Earth's Mass Extinctions and how they impacted Life on Earth including killing the dinosaurs.

In this ancient history podcast episode we talk about Earth's Mass Extinctions and how they impacted Life on Earth including killing the dinosaurs.

What is a black hole is, what is inside a black hole including the event horizon and singularity? We talk about quasars too.

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What is a black hole is, what is inside a black hole including the event horizon and singularity? We talk about quasars and the big bang too.

Mother Goddess figurines from across the globe signify a time when women were worshipped. Women-centered fertility cults existed for millennia and even flowed into Christianity and Neo-pagan religions. Find out in this podcast.

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