Darwanian Evolution
Brief biography
Born in February, 1809
Enters christ college, Cambridge
He goes on the "Beagle"; ship, as a naturalist.
In 1842: 1st unpublished ideas on evoultion
In 1859: publication of "The Origin Of Species"
In 1882: His death
Misconceptions & Misunderstandings
It was thought that because evolution is not observable nor testable then it is not science
Evolution is a " Ladder of Progress"
His evolutionary theory is a theory about the origin of life
Many relate Darwin to the picture of the monkey changing to be a man.
Darwin's theory of evolution
Natural selection
Acts to preserve minor advatageous genetic mutations
"Survival of the fittest"
Evidence of ancient life
The "Finches"
The fossil fuel he found of a bird, looked very different than all species we know today
Reptile-bird (it had feathers and at the same time had some bones in its tail)
He used the scientific method to reach his theory
Observation and description (Scientific classification of species)
Communication to other scientists
Explanation (Hypothesis)
Test the hypothesis
Reach conclusions