11/18/2020 MinneCulture Presents

The Evolution of Darwin: From the Beagle to the Book from Ideas
Part two in a series of tributes dedicated to the life and adventures of influential British scientist Charles Darwin. His book, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, directly contradicted contemporary religious beliefs and commonly held biological understandings. As this installment begins, Darwin has been offered a chance to work as an unpaid naturalist on a world-wide voyage. When the HMS Beagle set sail on December 27th, 1831, Charles was just twenty-two. Produced by Sara Wolch for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s program Ideas.