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Evolution Boxed Set

starring: Liam Neeson (narrator)

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781578078561
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1578078563
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 20, 2001
Running Time: 480 minutes
Sales Rank: 9526
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 2001



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Product Description:
Evolution offers a groundbreaking and definitive view of the extraordinary impact the evolutionary process has had on our understanding of the world around us. Beginning with Darwin s revolutionary theory, this seven-part series explores all facets of evolution the changes that spawned the tree of life, the power of sex, how evolution continues to affect us every day, and the perceived conflict between science and religion. Includes:

Darwin s Dangerous Idea: Interweaving key moments of drama in Darwin's life with current research, Darwin s Dangerous Idea explores why his theory of evolution might matter even more today than it did in his own time.

Great Transformations: From the development of the four-limbed body plan, the journey of animal life from water to land, and the emergence of humans, Great Transformations focuses on the important evolutionary changes that triggered the earth s incredible diversity.

Extinction!: Some 99.9 percent of all species that have ever lived on earth are now extinct. Extinction! explores why, then confronts a frightening notion: Are humans causing the next mass extinction the sixth in the history of life on earth?

The Evolutionary Arms Race: Survival of the fittest: Is it raw competition, a level of cooperation indispensable to life, or both? Explore our own spiraling arms race with microorganisms the only real threat to our existence and trace the alarming spread of resistance among pathogens that cause disease.

Why Sex?: Investigate the endless variety of sexual expression and the powerful hold sex exerts over almost all living things. And discover why, in evolutionary terms, sex is more important than life itself.

The Mind s Big Bang: Between 100,000 and 50,000 years ago, something happened that triggered a creative, technological, and social explosion, allowing humans to dominate the planet. What forces may have contributed to the emergence of the modern human mind?

What About God?: Of all the species on earth, only humans try to explain who they are and how they came to be. Encounter real human stories of people struggling to find a balance between religion and science, realms that play very different roles in assigning order to the universe and a purpose to life.

Amazon.com:
The long, long story of evolution is told very well in this extensive eight-hour series originally shown on PBS. The production begins with a dramatization of the struggles of Charles Darwin in a two-hour film aptly titled 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea.' Scenes of actors portraying Darwin and his contemporaries are supplemented by interviews with experts such as Stephen Jay Gould. In further installments, various topics related to evolution, such as major transformations of species, the intellectual development of humans, the phenomenon of animal extinction, and even the organized opposition to evolutionary theory by religious fundamentalists, are discussed with considerable depth. Interview segments with scholars (and their opponents) are accompanied by extraordinary visuals, including some computer-generated sequences (such as one illustrating how whales left land and evolved in the oceans) that are dazzling. This series, which is narrated by actor Liam Neeson, is a remarkably intelligent and entertaining approach to a fascinating topic. --Robert J. McNamara



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great documentary
This is an excellent overview of evolution. What sets it apart are the diverse topics addressed. The ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Essential for Students
This documentary series is excellent, if a little inconsistent. The narration is great, the scholarship ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - very good but...
I thought most of the programs were very good. the information was presented very well. Where things took ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Evolution
An excellent review, though the God issue should have been left out as it has nothing to do with life.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Evolution is the meaning of life with the evidence to back it up
PBS Evolution is a 7 episode series. It is a powerful explanation for evolution using 8 hours worth of running ... Read More

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