Darwin Day Celebration
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Vision (from darwinday.org), February 12 International Darwin Day will inspire people throughout the globe to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as embodied in Charles Darwin. It will be a day of celebration, activism, and international cooperation for the advancement of science, education, and human well-being. Organizations and businesses will celebrate by engaging in community outreach centered around science as a tool for the betterment of humanity. Darwin Day will be observed by the United Nations and its members as an opportunity for international partnerships through the common language of science for the common good of all.
* Celebrate Intellectual Bravery * Celebrate Perpetual Curiosity * Celebrate Hunger for Truth *
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Charles Darwin: February 12, 1809 - April 19, 1882
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
David Attenborough explores the life and theories of Charles Darwin, while linking Darwin's journeys to Attenborough's own. The documentary ends with a discussion of the contributions Darwin made to modern scientific thought and theory.
Creation
Based on Annie's Box, a biography penned by Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes, using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family, Creation takes a unique look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife.
Darwin’s Darkest Hour
When Charles Darwin's life's work is in danger of being scooped by Alfred Wallace, one of his children is stricken by scarlet fever and one with diphtheria. A feature film adaptation of the human story behind the publication of one of history's most influential theories.Darwin's Secret Notebooks
Evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi uncovers the evidence behind Darwin's Theory of Evolution, going beyond the Galapagos to explore forgotten shores to witness the creatures, fossils and places that captivated the young naturalist's imagination.
Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Documentary sequences of current research links past to present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. This episode explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.
The Genius of Charles Darwin
In this three-part series, Darwin's passionate disciple, popular author and biologist Richard Dawkins examines evolution and its legacy, confronts Darwin's doubters head-on, and explains natural selection in clear, straightforward terms.
Inherit the Wind
The controversial subject of evolution versus creation causes two polar opposites to engage in one explosive battle of beliefs. Attorney Clarence Darrow faces off against fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan in a small Tennessee town where a teacher has been brought to trial for teaching Darwinism.
Journey of Man
A group of geneticists trace the "global family tree" to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archeologists, and anthropologists.
Kansas vs. Darwin
Explores the controversy over the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in Kansas public schools, using footage from hearings before the Board of Education and interviews with people on both sides of the issue.
No Dinosaurs in Heaven
Examines the evolution/creationism controversy through discussions among teachers on an expedition through the Grand Canyon, interspersed with interviews with students from a City College of New York class where creationism was taught rather than evolution and short animated sequences.
Questioning Darwin
Examines the views of creationist Christians, who reject Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, while also examining how Darwin handled the question of God as he developed his theory of natural selection.
What Darwin Never Knew
The source of the earth's great variety of animals was a scientific mystery until Charles Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection. Nova presents breakthroughs in a new science nicknamed "evo devo" that are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's mysteries, the development of embryos.
2016 Darwin Day Proclamation
