How Evolution Works (And How We Figured It Out)

[@HoundofOdin]

Evolutionary biology is beautiful. The fact that I'm distantly related to my dog, the grilled mushrooms I just ate, and the tree in my front yard is amazing.

[@moosifer3458]

Fun fact your more closely related to the mushroom then the tree.

[@renmen7132]

Dr.Bright r/iamverysmart

[@pietaricollander672]

@@renmen7132 The 9th subreddit rule of r/iamverysmart says "enjoying intellectual pursuits does not make someone "verysmart"". So no, this isn't r/iamverysmart material

[@ellieblunden1463]

@@renmen7132 r/ thisisntfuckingreddit

[@twistedegomaniac]

All is one and one is all,

[@daltongrowley5280]

I'm sorry but, Hall of Extinct Monsters is an amazing name.

[@Ploskkky]

It is, but not appropriate for a museum of natural history.

[@TonboIV]

@@Ploskkky But appropriate for a museum of natural awesome.

[@Lessinath]

@@TonboIV I think this kind of name is *wonderful* because it gets people interested. And that's exactly what science needs more of - it needs even more people to just take a look and discover the wonders that lurk inside, and all the amazing things we've found, figured out, and are still finding.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

how about Hall of Justice?

[@Markle2k]

@@Ploskkky The front 5% of museums are supposed to make people want to work in or support the work of the back 95% of the museum.

[@wanlee1113]

Marvel: infinity war will be the most ambitious crossover of all time... PBS Eons:

[@piaaisdora]

SDJSDDJK BEST COMMENT

[@TheDomlc]

Lmao! You win the comment section

[@TheUnknownFoxGuy]

The jumping back and fort between the different hosts was genius! I love it! Do this more please!!

[@TheHolyFox123]

Not feeling it takes me out of it everytime it switches. I can lose myself in listening when its the same person

[@UpcycleElectronics]

It requires a lot more editing and processing on the back end.

[@ajkorras]

Lol they did this at crashcourse

[@itsstar4171]

That's what I was thinking too

[@dudeinoakland]

No thanks. Too unfocused and leaving cohesion.

[@Danquebec01]

1:14 I’m so happy Wallace is getting recognized together with Darwin for the theory of evolution.

[@XXcaesar5000]

Me to every racist should get there proper recognition

[@renmen7132]

XXcaesar5000 wasn’t everyone pretty racist back then

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

@@XXcaesar5000 I mean that applies to most people back then.

[@Levi_Skardsen]

@@XXcaesar5000 How does his racism affect the facts that he brought about evolution?

[@lenn939]

Larxara Asmr Darwin was not a racist.

[@woodsplitter3274]

I always wish that people who deny evolution and evolutionary theory would appreciate how many enormous fields of study they dismiss.

[@semaj_5022]

The entire life's work of thousands of people dismissed outright for some manner of a somehow preferred conspiracy that all these scientists are lying to us for some reason or another when people just don't really work like that. One of the most successful and thoroughly tested theories in all of science, and such a beautiful natural mechanism. I don't understand even wanting to discount it.

[@bullymaguire2061]

@Rosalind Stevenson what proof do you want? Why, just because you can't see evolution, does it mean it's false? Then you must be brainless, because you can't see your brain.

[@Alicegab300]

@@semaj_5022 A lot of people are not willing to change what they believe in because sadly it's hard to admit that they were wrong and that their parents were wrong all along too.

[@xandercorp6175]

@@bullymaguire2061 What are you talking about? Of course she can see evolution: falsifiability is a core principle of science. You just have to look, and then work to understand.

[@dejavu666wampas9]

From a fellow wood splitter, yours is the first comment in months of reading comments that correctly used ‘people WHO’, instead of the dreadful ‘people THAT’. Kudos, sir.

[@sankshaymacha5358]

Could you please do a video on australia's megafauna like the megalania and marsupial lion.

[@allenfilmore5725]

Sankshay Macha wasn’t marsupial lion in South America? Or am I thinking of a different marsupial carnivore?

[@lapwingfilms]

IKR it’s been suggested for over a month

[@CMichaelEH]

yes!

[@UnBknT]

I think Trey the explainer did a video on this topic

[@sordidzucchini1303]

0 0 the evolution of those would be cool too

[@mxnjones]

This was awesome! I don’t think I ever realized that Mendel was a contemporary of Darwin and Wallace.

[@itsstar4171]

Me neither

[@rondoclark45]

I'm not 100% sure of the truth of it but I've read that a letter from Mendel, in German, was discovered among Darwin's belongings, apparently unread.

[@scaper8]

@@rondoclark45 Oh wow. I don't think that I'd ever heard that, but if it's true it would have been game changing.

[@somekindofdude1130]

They aren’t contemporary, 200 years ago isn’t contemporary 😢

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

Nasty jones ayyyy

[@LPanne_Stitches]

My evolution professor in college loved Haldane, and what I got from that class is that my favorite Haldane quote is, "Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose but queerer than we can suppose"

[@coleeolee]

At this point, I feel like Hank Green has his fingers in every science communication pie imaginable. Honestly, I feel like I’m waiting for him to start going door to door offering science to people. Dude is awesome

[@thersten]

I'm so proud to be a biologist and so humbled by those that came before me. 👍

[@JohnZ117]

Standing on the shoulders of giants, as it were.

[@Ratchet4647]

A lone Cockroach I thought it was Einstein...

[@petraraznolikost408]

Same here!

[@ВасянНирванов]

so you biologist? so tell me, do you have any experimental confirm what all protein genes can be produced by mutation for example of gene of collagen protein? Is it realy have experiments that proves this possibility?

[@isaacsim5193]

@Winterhold Guard hey, i know you

[@itsstar4171]

I'm really glad that you guys don't let the negative weirdos who comment stop you from bringing scientific facts to the general population. This was a really well organized video with great fundamental knowledge on evolution. I really enjoyed how you guys used all three hosts- maybe that could be done more often! It helped keep my attention. Keep up the great work! 👑

[@easylivingsherpa]

LMAO @ scientific facts. Give us a single example of a benefit coming from your religion of evolution. Guess what you dont have one and if all you're gonna do is copy and paste from a Google search it demonstrates that you dont know what youre talking about.

[@jankopandza1072]

theory is not a fact .. but then again i have believe you are from the USA so you judge by feelings not by facts

[@-brutal-.]

A scientific theory is different from the commonly used vernacular “theory”. It’s an idea that has withstood scrutiny and been experimentally evaluated. As a matter of fact, the idea that matter is made up of indivisible fundamental units, atoms is also a theory. Now I have no idea where you come from but one thing am sure of, the number of times you’ve been in a science class is close to negligible

[@easylivingsherpa]

@@jankopandza1072 Yes and we put the first man on the moon and everyone comes here for surgery.

[@chockey4288]

your stupid is showing @@jankopandza1072

[@DukeExemplo]

I had a 4-hour layover at Reagan a couple months ago. I planned ahead, rushed off my first plane, grabbed a train to the national mall, and spent about 2.5 hours in this museum! Made it back just in time for my next flight. One of the best decisions I've made...so much better than sitting around drinking overpriced beer in the airport.

[@AnatomyofLiterature]

JUST amazing

[@rayblogueiro]

I just freaking love this channel, goddam

[@Jesse__H]

right? I'm subbed to like 200 channels, and I think this one is probably the best.

[@jordonharris9098]

Yeah. Best stuff on youtube right now

[@capitaldeecolon4819]

I love you too :c Let's get married

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Definitely need to trim the cat's nails this week...

[@BT3701]

@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG If evolution were true, cats would be trimming their own nails by now

[@joshuastrader]

This video production was on a different level. The information was dense but not overwhelming, and using multiple presenters kept it engaging. Well done!

[@dhindaravrel8712]

Don't forget Humboldt's influence on Darwin's thinking - it was Humboldt's development of the science of ecology that helped Darwin understand how different lifeforms influenced one another.

[@pacificswell]

Dhindara Vrel And Herbert Spencer’s contribution to Darwin’s Origin of Species.

[@Cheeseatingjunglista]

Ah that Humboldt...always current....boom boom

[@alopiaspelagicus1628]

Or Patrick Matthew. And George Cuvier.

[@7shinta7]

@@vids595 May I assume you attended the Wilhelm-von-Humboldt university? I think @Dhindara Vrel is referring to Alexander von Humboldt. Though they were brothers and both important scholars, we have to be careful not to mix them up. ^^"

[@MrGreensweightHist]

You can also trace it back through Islamic writings of Al-Jahiz in the 9th cemetery CE, and into the Greek and Roman philosophers. Darwin was the culmination of centuries of evolutionary thought that finally pushed it into mainstream acknowledgement.

[@VINOS234]

I always thought evolving was this cool shiny transformation with an epic soundtrack in the background

[@unexpected2475]

Spore?

[@andrewgan557]

nope. that's metamorphosis

[@lenn939]

Not Xavier Lau-Cavanagh Bruh.

[@bri1085]

@@andrewgan557 Pokémon

[@alcherion5268]

Press b to stop it

[@FuneFox]

"I don't believe in macroevolution, but I believe in microevolution" "I don't believe in meters, but I believe in centimetres"

[@degew9367]

And?

[@adamgilbert2238]

Incorrect analogy. Macroevolution is in essence the observation of many so called 'microevolutions'. Referring to mutations and the resultant phenotypic change as micro and macro doesn't really help anyone with understanding of evolution though, since I'm not aware that there is any quantification on the size and effect of a mutation.

[@hosoiarchives4858]

@@adamgilbert2238name an example

[@Roihclem871]

Entirely different things.

[@FuneFox]

@@Roihclem871 explain?

[@Wkumar07]

As one who was raised as a creationist I came to understand evolutionary theory later than most. I now see the beauty in evolution and how it explains the beautiful world around us. I still believe in God, but I no longer find a conflict between faith and science.

[@droopsmoop]

Believe what you believe. I'm glad you have found something positive in the science instead of harboring hate for it. Every little part counts.

[@howdoyouknow1218]

And it is much much more beautiful than “poof”. Creationists miss out on that

[@TheLamboman640]

W Kumar there is very much a conflict. The whole point of neo-darwinian evolution is to provide an alternative solution to Creation. While we can observe adaptation and mutation, there has never, ever, been any evidence of macro evolution. There has never been any missing links found to suggest organisms changed into other organisms. It is all imagination.

[@Dr.vonKrankenhausen]

@@TheLamboman640 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 take it easy Ken Ham, you're going to kill the only brain cell you have

[@Dr.vonKrankenhausen]

@@TheLamboman640 neo-darwinian evolution 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 is that the same as neo-newtoninan gravity? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@odinsutherland4237]

I just have to ask for an episode on monotreme evolution, and to thank you guys for revitalizing my love of Paleontology, you have given me something to work towards for my future, and I can thank you enough

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

In twelve minutes, you all eloquently covered nearly a third of what my Biology I curriculum was in high school. Regardless of the negative implications, it also means you're doing a world of good. Thank you. And just for completeness' sake, I'd like to add that you've all more than covered everything I learned about various sciences through my time there.

[@jan_kisan]

so much respect here, for science and the people driving it forward - it really warms my heart) thank you! this Darwin quote in a museum, that's so beautiful)

[@silvermainecoons3269]

emanuel e What’s your point??

[@bababistril]

@@糸攴鬼㐯衣豸麻 again he was a physicist! NOT a biologist, at his time no one had actual proof to evolution. But they do now(also from a century before) but he's not here to see it. Trust me if he'd have seen the proof even he wo change his mind.

[@teeranking1423]

@@bababistril were they talking about Isaac Newton?

[@bababistril]

@@teeranking1423 yes

[@michaelreichwein3970]

@@bababistril proof?

[@Leehamism]

It's CRIMINAL that children are still taught to deny the beautiful shared history we have with all life on this amazing planet. On a less negative note, a fantastic way to spend 12 minutes of my day. THANKS!

[@DutchBane]

This channel really is top notch. Very likeable presenters. The pacing, scripts and editing are pleasant. I wish i could double like.

[@borttorbbq2556]

I wish it was longer but agree

[@joaquinel]

I liked comments like yours, it's like a multiple like.

[@Pleaseleavemealoneooga]

I’m addicted to these videos...

[@audreydoyle5268]

This whole video summed up an entire term worth of school. It literally took my year 10 science teacher 10 weeks to teach us this, and there was so much he left out, like the forethinkers of evolution. All he had to do was put this video on when the kids were getting rowdy (which happened almost every lesson) and they probably would've listened.

[@heath_00000]

Yes! I love the dense videos.

[@hareecionelson5875]

The predictions of Darwin, Wallace and Mendel on Heredity remind me of this quote: “Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ... No other human institution comes close.” Carl Sagan

[@picturepainter]

That quote by Carl Sagan is from "The Demon-Haunted World", one of my favourite books. What Sagan was essentially saying is that science is much more reliable, more dependable, and above all, more accurate with its results than religion or astrology. As Sagan said elsewhere in the book, "We can pray over the cholera victim, or we can give her 500mg of tetracycline every 12 hours." Later in the book Sagan refers to an experiment that demonstrated why prayer doesn't work.

[@tombradford7035]

Science is just another form of religion, and its history is littered with reversals of theories and abandonment of theories - just think of Newton being replaced by Einstein. The Universe started with a Big Bang? Lol - what's the difference between that and a mysterious force saying "Let there be light!"

[@hareecionelson5875]

@@tombradford7035 1. Newton wasn't replace by Einstein, if you put low masses (i.e. smaller than a star) into Einstein's equations, they shrink down to Newton's equations, EInstein's equations are slightly more accurate, but even NASA uses Newton's equations for calculating trajectories, so they still work very well. 2. Science is about testing ideas - Newton's experimental evidence is still the same - his assumptions that space is empty and static with uniform time were false, he didn't test these assumptions. 3. when new evidence is discovered, science takes it into account, unlike religion which is dogma.

[@alexhegerfeld8599]

This is a simple misconception that has sadly been adopted in Western culture. Science is the study of matter and the laws that govern it. Matter is a major part of this existence, but so are other major factors of this existence- for example- your mind (beliefs, thoughts, ect) exist, but are not made up of matter. U cannot weigh your thoughts on a literal scale. What could be called “religion” is just the legitimate search for the source of all the non-material type of things as well as the source for the material. After all- if matter at one point did not exist, something not made of matter had to have caused to come into existence.

[@hareecionelson5875]

@@alexhegerfeld8599 EEGs and MRIs can be used to measure brain activity in different regions: thoughts are simply the firing of neurons. The fewer the neuron connections, the simpler the the brain.

[@Heypicaso1]

Eons isn't the best thing on KZbin, it's the best thing on the internet.

[@johnboswell2324]

I teach high school life sciences and I just want to say how much I (and my students) love these videos. Thank you so much for spreading excellent information in such a clear and concise manner! Keep up the good work!

[@varunnikam]

I am glad that I decided to choose zoology. Biology and evolution are amazing. I am going for the molecular biology major.

[@maxxam3590]

Congrats. I'm too old to study and become a scientist, but I'm a huge cheer leader for science. Been studying biology since I was 9.

[@varunnikam]

@@maxxam3590 thanks man i appreciate

[@toAdmiller]

I received my bachelor's, Masters and Doctorate in Biology (last one, 30 years ago). The discoveries and advancements in ALL areas of the hard sciences through those decades still leaves me slack-jawed. The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know and always will...keeps one humble, but still voracious to always be learning more...HAIL SCIENCE...!

[@terminator572]

"The Hall of Extinct Monsters" sounds pretty damn cool tho.

[@SuperGman117]

Which is probably why they named it that.

[@terminator572]

@@SuperGman117 legit sounds like you are entering some sort of trophy hall, it's awesome.

[@dark_messiah8183]

better than the new name, which is named after a criminal and one of the worst people on the planet: a Koch brother

[@terminator572]

@@dark_messiah8183 what's wrong with Koch? The MP5 was his idea.

[@dark_messiah8183]

Dorvuzak Uzn the Koch brothers are oil barons who use their massive amounts of wealth to lobby for climate change denying politicians so that they can stop policy from forming that would address climate change and divest our energy from oil and other fossil fuels

[@veggieboyultimate]

Wait, “When whales walked”?, that is one of your video’s titles! What a coincidence

[@Evolution1101]

Yes, it's SUCH a creative title for talking about whale evolution...

[@Mark-Wilson]

@@Evolution1101 yeah its so cool

[@JaxCarpenter-uz1pr]

@@yeuedaka4754everyone will. It’s called decomposition

[@francissreckofabian01]

I'm glad there is a move to include Wallace in the Theory Of Evolution. He deserves to be remembered. Rosalind Franklin deserves to be remembered. Without her work would Crick & Watson have figured out the structure of DNA? (I dunno, I'm not a biologist but I'm pretty sure her efforts should be noted). And someone named Maurice Wilkins who I didn't know about probably deserves some recognition too.

[@ThePrinceofParthia]

I'm not sure Franklin deserves as much credit as she's generally given nowadays. She definitely deserved her name on the Nobel Prize rather than Wilkins, but the key breaktrhrough was made by Watson and Crick. There is no evidence (that I have seen during the course of my biochemistry degree) that Franklin, from her background and previous work, would have made the vital links from her images to discovering the structure of DNA.

[@tisema17]

Francis Srečko Fabian didn’t he come up with the idea in a fever dream or something? And Darwin had to share credit because he waited too long to publish?

[@suelane3628]

@@ThePrinceofParthia Rosalin Franklin was well on her way to working out the structure of DNA. She was very careful researcher and wouldn't publish until she was absolutely sure. She was working under Maurice Wilkins who totally ignored her. It was Wilkins who showed Franklin's unrivalled X-ray crystalographic image to CRick & Watson as they accessed her lab whilst she was out. This was the break through that Crick & Watson needed.

[@nathanjora7627]

Franklin is definitely remembered, so saying "she should be remembered" is a bit... Superfluous. No offense, of course, if you aren't from a background in biology, it's expected you didn't know that (but generally speaking, someone that doesn't have a background in biology can't be expected to know about Crick or Watson either, so there is no really any unfairness here, only when the Nobel prize was given in the first time).

[@rondoclark45]

@@tisema17 Darwin spent 20 years developing and trying punch holes in his theory. He also knew all too well that the first theory of evolution that didn't include "Goddidit" would be met with resistance, and it was. You are correct that the idea came to Wallace in a fevered illness in 1858. However, it was due to all the years of work he had done that the idea came to him. He simply didn't have the time to develop it as Darwin did.

[@hydris3664]

I’ve always wanted to know this! Thanks PBS Eons!!!

[@captain_awesome2134]

IMO Evolution is the most interesting part of biology

[@willembester3912]

This is one of the few channels that always remains awesome. Thank you for hard and excellent work.

[@Niinkai]

In less than 200 years, scientific study has completely revolutionized our understanding of the constantly changing nature... of spacetime

[@prahastha1618]

You lost mate? PBS SpaceTime is not here.

[@Scum42]

I love that all of the main presenters are here for this episode -- it really makes the video feel big and important, which it is, talking about probably the single most important force to all life everywhere.

[@korstmahler]

Well that and the Smithsonian paid them to go. Who wouldn't take them up on that?

[@DarthWells]

Pulled out all the stops and made an AllStar Eons episode...at the Natural History Museum. Awesome. Thank You

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

And on the perfect topic for it too.

[@loog8621]

A sponsorship by smithsonian (idk if I spelled it right) was unexpected

[@Just_som_Ottur]

Looks right to me

[@Phyto.]

Why?

[@gregoryfenn1462]

What’s unexpected...? Or is this some weird sense of sarcasm that I’m missing?

[@VladRaoni]

When I saw the notification of this video I ran home to watch! I'm a biology student and I love this channel very much!

[@CaffeinatedArt]

One of these videos was in my recommendations. I'm so glad I chose to watch it because now I can't stop binge-watching this channel.

[@youknownothingjohnsnow7475]

Me, watching these vids non-stop even though i was supposed to be asleep at least 5 hours ago, knowing full well that i'll be dying at work in few hours, but unable to stop. natural selection at it's finest.

[@moosifer3458]

Wow, Okay. Wasn't expecting to see a review of my whole first year of college biology. Great video!

[@stacymar684]

I just found this channel yesterday, and already I can't get enough. Great content, fascinating and brilliantly presented. Kudos to everyone involved in making these videos!

[@fruitbouquet5479]

Welcome to the club

[@marim0y]

This is a very well scripted episode. Can't wait to see the follow up at the Smithsonian. 💙

[@psyclotronxx3083]

I've had many an argument with people when I told them that Darwin didn't come up with evolution in a vacuum. This video addresses this fact. Thank you!

[@psyclotronxx3083]

@@brontehauptmann4217 you're simply mistaken.

[@psyclotronxx3083]

@@brontehauptmann4217 🤦

[@paulp4201]

This is by far the best episode you have ever made on this channel. It avoids the "Gee whiz isn't science amazing" style so prevalent in popular science journalism and instead makes reasoned arguments. Thanks for the great effort!

[@DenysSene]

this video deserves subtitles in all languages!

[@hampterland]

"What do you do for a living, Thomas?" "I breed flies for a minor trait that may or may not appear."

[@jevogroni4829]

It's great you have subtitles from the only two languages on earth, English and Vietnamese.

[@monox4127]

lmao

[@718enjoyer]

Could you make more videos on prehistoric oceans?

[@sdega315]

“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” ― Theodosius Dobzhansky

[@solosimone8394]

The authority of this collaboration makes this channel more and more accountable for the information it gives. Amazing

[@TheDsasadsad]

As a biologist myself and someone who got interested evolution theory back in a school days, what a great video. Saved it to my playlist.

[@WWTormentor]

I remember back in the late 80’s when I was in college as a biology major first reading and learning about genetics and evolution. That was the turning point for me when I converted from Christianity to Darwinism. Even today I love watching these videos to learn more. Please keep making these great videos. Thanks

[@3gunslingers]

Great to hear that you grew out of christianity, but how does your new religion "Darwinism" look like?

[@nathanjora7627]

@@3gunslingers Good question. (but a temple to evolution could look great ^^ Though I suppose having a fixed structure that can hardly evolve at all ; and only through design and exterior action ; would be a bit defeating the purpose of such a cult)

[@mosquitobight]

I was lucky, when I was a little boy I had access to my brother's college textbook about environmental geoscience. It had the familiar sequential maps and diagrams of the water cycle, plate tectonics and continental drift. So I grew up knowing how mountains form and rivers flow, even before seeing these things in school. The amazing thing is it wasn't really an old textbook, but continental drift is such a new theory, it couldn't have been more than a decade old at the time of printing.

[@VigneshVicky-ku8gr]

Don't make Science another religion

[@timothyshoup5044]

I like how the video jumps from one host to another to emphasize how these ideas all came from different people.

[@DenisK21]

Evolution: life's way of constantly insisting "it's not a bug, it's a feature".

[@thomasmalacky7864]

No cus it dosent exist

[@DenisK21]

@@thomasmalacky7864 That's right, dog-breeding, agriculture, and flu vaccine development all works by friggin' magic.

[@MaxPedrazzoli]

@@thomasmalacky7864 and why is that explain yourself

[@dillonkeller4477]

Discovery comes in spurts, it seems. Newton knew that gravity existed, and that his equations could describe its effect on things, but he himself admitted that he had no idea HOW gravity worked, and that was a mystery for someone later down the line. A similar story with Darwin being able to observe evolution, and he knew that SOMETHING was happening here, he just didn't know what. Not sure what my point is exactly, something about asking questions and investigating truth is important even if you don't walk away with all the answers.

[@Nibol]

I was thinking about that as well. I find it encouraging.

[@shridharbiju7370]

As we stare of into the horizon, if we dare to look down, we will realise that we are standing on the shoulders of giants.

[@klauseba]

I'd like to compare that to computers or mobile phones. Someone invents a product and others come along and improve it a bit, then after some time another Company comes along and adds some new features on top of the previous ones...etc, and this is how products and services evolve and improve over time :)

[@kevinpotts123]

I know of one other thing that comes in spurts. The ketchup bottle when you pop the lid and it comes out w/out you expecting it to. Wait, what did you think I was gonna say?

[@jamesstace213]

Wallace is getting the recognition he deserves. This makes me happy. Thanks Eons.

[@benjaminmairs9302]

This series is an orgy of knowledge, a celebration of science at it's finest. This is what I live for.

[@Tsuki04wolf]

Seeing the whole crew in one video literally gave me life! Might have to visit DC soon just to see this exhibit 😍

[@mermaidfinn]

we learned about this first concept of evolution in my 2nd grade where we were given tongs, tweezers, cups, and other varying kitchen tools and we had to pick up beans from different surfaces - this showed my 8 year old brain that different ecosystems required species to adapt different tools (beaks/evolutions) in order to survive. really thankful i had a cool teacher like that and i love these videos for reteaching me and in more depth.

[@mharder5262]

Great to see all 3 hosts in this video. And the perfect topic to have all 3 of you to speak about.

[@passdasalt]

Shout out to all those scientists that have contributed pieces of the the puzzle but have received little recognition.

[@jamesw9930]

I know of a Museum in Petersburg Kentucky that needs to play this video on a constant loop for all visitors and guests every day.

[@Ed-oe7fb]

Really Nice to see three of the great presentors of this channel explaining it so clearly and enthusiasticly.

[@rondoclark45]

What a great video... Having all three of you passing the narration back and forth. Very informative and well done.

[@gibranhenriquedesouza2843]

Please, a complete video about fossilization and fossil datation.

[@mahmoudelsaid3552]

I really would like to translate that to Arabic .. as we need this in Arabic.

[@korstmahler]

Click the three dots beside the like/share/save section and then press 'add translations'

@@korstmahler Why I can't see "add translations"?

[@korstmahler]

@ I don't know, it should be in that three dots menu at the bottom right hand corner of the video space. Are you on mobile perhaps? I'm not an expert, sorry.

@@korstmahler Yes, I am on mobile. It can be the reason. Thanks.

[@Ali-mj2gm]

as being half Arab and an ecology student, YES we need it in Arabic to help improve understanding of a commonly misunderstood phenomena.

[@huntercollum869]

They always kind of gloss over the fact that Darwin and them didn't really understand the mechanism by which new traits come to being I'm glad they didn't skip over it in this one

[@Sandman92]

Best channel on youtube. Would be cool if more episodes had alternating presenters like this.

[@b1elal]

Favourite KZbin channel period.

[@nate7790]

Becoming quite addicted to this channel and having a decent understanding of both science and english while being a native french speaker I'm starting to seriously consider adding french subtitles on these videos. Though I've never done anything like that I'm sure I could figure it out.

[@NealeBaxter]

Nate, Mon français est de la merde. Votre anglais est bien meilleur.

[@NeuralWreck]

as someone trying to learn french I'd be so thankful if you did. i love watching science videos with french subtitles cause it gets me used to reading it :>

[@james4thedoctor482]

It was fun having all 3 hosts in 1 episode!!!

[@dingdong3508]

I was there at the Smithsonian like a week ago and was sad that I couldn’t go to the deep time hall.

[@ludwigiapilosa508]

It's been under reconstruction for the last few years.

[@MacCarell]

The craziest part of all this is the recency and rapid development of these discoveries

[@recycledwaste8737]

Exponential growth is fun. The more we figure out, the better we are at figuring new things out!

[@rodmaiquez1020]

12 mins. That's what it takes for my whole semester of Evolution & the Origin of Life Class! More of this kind of episode please!!! This is AmaZing!

[@dark_dirttv7474]

Round of applause because you mention Wallace like he’s actually important

[@Denseh671]

I like how all the talkers of the PBS Eons channel had their chance to explain the topic this episode

[@Olhar.Internacional]

Great video :)

[@aixelsydtcefrep8852]

To know all of this, just imagine how lucky we are

[@hollyodii5969]

This episode is so extra! I love the multiple hosts/presentors! The information was interesting and concise. The visuals and graphics were great. Fantastic espisode again Eons!

[@otterwoods8881]

Id just like to say that thanks to watching this channel i aced my environmental science class without studying. So great job making learning fun.

[@omer_net]

I wonder that you distinguished between "micro" and "macro" evolution. there is not really such distinction, since "both" are the same process span over longer time.

[@richardblazer8070]

The main difference is usually defined around the species, evolution within a species is deemed micro, and evolution between species is macro.

[@omer_net]

@@richardblazer8070 I know that, however, i mentioned that this is all part of Evolution. there isnt 2 process (micro and macro). This is all same process in different time scales.

[@richardblazer8070]

@@omer_net Yep, I know.

[@rajawalk]

Its just easier to explain and understand.

[@chocomilkfps1264]

@@rajawalk I actually think the terms tend to confuse way more than they help people to understand

[@GBfanatic15]

this museum is literally on my bucket list of places to go

[@Lycancass89]

I have great respect for the people that challenged the (obviously ridiculous) notion of creationism. Especially back in the day, they must have caught a lot of flack.

[@mrmoment6061]

they used to burn people

[@Mewdo45]

Some were burned in the stake

[@joshwi4193]

Phenomenal video everyone. You explained everything so eloquently and clearly that anyone could watch this and understand what you're saying. Sharing science with everyone is so important, and I'm thankful that you are all so passionate. I'll definitely be sharing this with family and friends who are.. less than convinced that evolution is real.

[@marcussams-mckoy4290]

I really enjoy the energy you all bring when you're in the same videos

[@simoneturner809]

All three producers/presenters at once! What an unexpected treat!! :D I'd love a video about the organisms who survived the end of the Cretaceous and how they changed (evolved/went extinct) throughout the tertiary right till the end of the Pliocene

[@topacio3696]

I love biology so much☺️💗 uni is killing me tho 😣

[@krzyktty101]

This is one of my favorite videos so far. I love how you all participated in it together.

[@Alanixs2242]

My brain cant understand how you guys make shuch high quality content, just amazing!!

[@mateodo8669]

This is what I'm talking about.. everytime PBS say evolution it excites me .. hehe

[@vita123abc]

A topic so important it needs all three hosts to chip in. Brilliant!

[@lucybeasinger498]

This is a criminally unviewed video

[@StarlightJosh]

I know right!

[@andreiyy]

@PBS Eons I would really like to translate this into Romanian for you guys, have it added to the subtitles. I would be so happy if I could make that happen

[@korstmahler]

Click the three dots beside the like/share/save section and then press 'add translations'

[@aiman7395]

This episode is even more so superb than previous episodes! Love Eons!!!

[@Alextrim92]

Guys!!!!! As usual you never disappoint! This subject is at the base of all life on earth and they way you guys broke it down is amazing! Love how all of you did the video together.!! Keep up the amazing work and thank you for taking the time and efforts it giving us these awesome videos!

[@Alextrim92]

Evolution has so many factors working together and you guys explained them beautifully!

[@joshuaneiswinter253]

I really enjoyed the jumping between narrators. Kept me from 'zoning out' because just as my mind would want to wonder a new voice would pop in and it refocused. If it's not overly complex, why not do all your videos this way?