Celebrating Charles Darwin

By La Trobe University

200 years ago, a man was born who's theory of evolution would change the world. 150 years ago, his book 'The Origin of Species' was published. These podcasts show how the theories of Charles Darwin ca... more

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The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

Celebrating Charles Darwin episodes:

September 01, 2010 Social Darwinism: Unnatural Selection in Human History
Tony Barta (History, La Trobe University) on the influence and misuse of Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection.
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7min
April 14, 2010 Darwin and Social Darwinism
Tony Barta (History, La Trobe University) examines to what extent Charles Darwin’s ideas were misused by others and discusses the tragic effect of Darwinian eugenics in Australia and Germany.
This recording was reproduced with the permission of the National Museum of Australia. For a transcript and more lectures, check out their website at www.nma.gov.au
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21min
January 19, 2010 Hitler, Genocide and Evolution
Tony Barta (History, La Trobe University) draws parallels can be drawn between the observations that Darwin made while voyaging on the Beagle and the subject of genocide within colonisation, and the beliefs of Adolf Hitler.
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17min
January 18, 2010 Hitler, Genocide and Evolution
Tony Barta (History, La Trobe University) draws parallels can be drawn between the observations that Darwin made while voyaging on the Beagle and the subject of genocide within colonisation, and the beliefs of Adolf Hitler.
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17min
January 07, 2010 Evolution of Sex
Professor Jenny Graves ( Research School of Biology, Australian National University) on how sex and gender is evolving, how different animals deal with genetic reproduction, and what the human race might become millions of years in the future.
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13min
December 16, 2009 Evolution of Language
Dr David Bradley (Linguistics, La Trobe University) discusses the evolution of language, of both man's ability to speak and the development of different languages and how words migrate.
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18min
November 26, 2009 Reading into Darwin
Dr Alexis Harley (English, La Trobe University) discusses the life, beliefs, and writings of Darwin.
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15min
November 18, 2009 Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Dr Ben Kear (Genetics, La Trobe University) discusses the science of Darwin's theory of evolution.
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17min
November 04, 2009 On the Genesis of 'The Origin of Species'
Tony Barta (History, La Trobe University) discusses the first edition of Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species' to celebrate the great man's 200th birthday.
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8min

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How many episodes does Celebrating Charles Darwin have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.