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#76. The History of the Theory of Evolution
Season 1
Episode 76
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
Description
Hans-Dieter Sues is a senior research geologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, specializing in the study of dinosaurs and other vertebrates from the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. Dr. Sues has collected fossil vertebrates across the United States as well as in Canada, China, Germany, and Morocco. Today’s interview will focus on the history of evolutionary theory and some of its more surprising elements, concluding with thoughts about the paradoxical relationship between science and ignorance.
Recorded 8/31/21.