Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Richard Dawkins: Hawaii as a Nursery of Evolution - Nebraska Vignettes #6

Richard Dawkins shows how the relatively young island chain of Hawaii acts as a nursery of evolution as it moves over a volcanic hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, generating new islands. He shows how Drosophila flies have diverged on the different islands, driven by sexual selection. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! itunes.apple.com If you enjoy the video, and would like to help us make more videos like this, please consider donating $1 (or any other amount you'd like) to The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science: richarddawkinsfoundation.org During Richard Dawkins' 2009 American tour, we visited Judy Diamond's "Explore Evolution" exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln. This exhibit has now been replicated in six museums around the country. While visiting we filmed a collection of short unrehearsed and unscripted videos—just inspired by the "Explore Evolution" exhibit. See the "Explore Evolution" web page here: explore-evolution.unl.edu Special Thanks to: Dr. Judy Diamond The University of Nebraska State Museum www.friendsofthemuseum.org Research by KENNETH Y. KANESHIRO Photos D. disjuncta by KEVIN T. KANESHIRO D. silvestris by KENNETH Y. KANESHIRO Camera & Music by Josh Timonen See more at: RichardDawkins.net



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