In Episode 95 of Brave New World, Palaeontologist Peter Ward returns to explore life's evolutionary journey and examine compelling possibilities for its future direction.
Useful Resources:
1. Peter Ward on Wikipedia and The University Of Washington.
2. Stephen Jay Gould.
3. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and Nature Of History – Stephen Jay Gould.
4. Cambrian Explosion.
5. Burgess Shale.
6. Nick Lane.
7. Oxygen: The Molecule That Made The World – Nick Lane.
8. Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution – Nick Lane.
9. David Catling on Wikipedia and the University Of Washington.
10. Eukaryote.
11. Lynn Margulis.
12. Carl Sagan.
13. Chemoreceptors.
14. My Octopus Teacher.
15. Pippa Ehrlich On The Mysteries of The Sea – Episode 77 Of Brave New World.
16. Methuselah Foundation and Methuselah Mice.
17. CRISPR.
18. Future Evolution – Peter Ward.
19. After Man: A Zoology Of The Future - Dougal Dixon.
20. Future Evolution with Alexis Rockman
21. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe – Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee.
22. Seth Shostak on Extraterrestrial Life – Episode 85 of Brave New World.
23. Drake Equation.
24. Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act.
25. Daniel J. Evans.
26. David Battisti
27. Edward O. Wilson
28. Biophilia – Edward O. Wilson
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