Big Thinkers: Why Does Evolution Matter? from NOVA scienceNOW

In 1859, Charles Darwin published the "Origin of Species", a book that changed science forever. But why is it still important to understand his theories today? In this podcast, oceanographer Sylvia Earle, biologist Ken Miller, and the late paleontologist Steven Jay Gould offer their takes on the subject. Podcast produced by David Levin and Susan K. Lewis. Original interviews by Susan K. Lewis and David Espar. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by ExxonMobil, David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers. To learn more, go to pbs.org/nova/evolution.

Download the podcast here. See also: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (Penguin Classics), The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 16: The Origin of Species, 1876, Why Evolution Is True, Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God, The Evolution of God (Back Bay Readers' Pick)