The Genius of Charles Darwin Documentary DVD Review
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Synopsis: "Dynamic look at the life, work, and legacy of Charles Darwin" --The Sunday Times (U.K.)Published 150 years ago, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species changed everything--science, religion, and even humanity’s image of itself. Join Professor Richard Dawkins as he explains exactly how Darwin developed his revolutionary theory of evolution and why it’s still relevant today.
How do species evolve? What does "natural selection" mean in biology, politics, sociology, and philosophy? With passionate certainty, Dawkins provides answers, positing evolution as a matter of fact, not faith. In addition to interviewing scientific experts such as geneticist Craig Venter and paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Dawkins speaks with Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other religious leaders about the existence of a Creator. Provocative, informative, and irresistibly watchable, this award-winning documentary offers lively new insights on an idea that still meets stubborn resistance.
Evolutionary biologist and fellow of the Royal Society, Richard Dawkins has served as professor of public understanding of science at Oxford University. He has written dozens of scholarly and popular works, including the controversial best seller The God Delusion.
Winner, Best Documentary Series (British Broadcast Awards, 2009)
Review: I grow tired of documentaries on Darwin. They are generally so politically correct..and by that I mean to say religiously correct. They tend to be very timid when addressing the amazing scientist that implored reason into our very existance. This is no ordinary Darwin documentary. This set manages to mesh historical fact with a real-world modern day education about fossils and evolution. It addresses the controversy that Darwin encountered in his day and continues to face today.
The narrator and host of this series is Richard Dawkins. Dawkins is the author of one of my personal favorite books: The God Delusion. Dawkins is so fascinatingly bold that in the very first of three episodes he addresses a class of high school students and debates the idea of religion vs. science. Its just not what you get to see in these documentaries. The variety in the episodes keeps you interested, as Dawkins breaks up the historical lessons with interactions and live interviews with scientists and teachers.
The importance of understanding the genius of Darwin and to put aside blind faith and examine scientific fact is paramount in modern society. The very idea that we allow religion to cloud science is a sad fact. If only this documentary could be seen in every classroom around the world, I think we would be closer to having some logic on this subject. This is a documentary set that every person should see. We highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars