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Richard Dawkins explains how and why the Giant Tortoises of Galapagos evolved on each of the different islands. He shows how the different shell shapes evolved to help the tortoises adapt to environments on the different islands. Download: iPhone: http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/SaddlesAndDomes%20-%20iPhone.m4v 720p HD: http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/SaddlesAndDomes-720.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 “In May 2007 Josh …

Richard Dawkins explains the related egg-laying habits of Nazca Boobies, Blue Footed Boobies and Gannetts. These evolved adaptations may seem cruel to us, but the genes for these varying insurance policies get passed on through the surviving chicks to future generations. Download Quicktime: iPhone: http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/Gannetts-Boobies-iphone%20-%20iPhone.m4v 720p HD: http://c0116791.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/Gannetts-Boobies-720web.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! …

Richard Dawkins explains how the distribution of life on Earth’s continents and islands is exactly as we should expect if life evolved, and exactly how we should NOT expect if it had been created. Download Quicktime version (480p): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Iguanas-of-Galapagos.mov (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Iguanas-of-Galapagos-720web.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 “In May 2007 Josh and …

Richard Dawkins explains how vestigial organs like the stubby wings of the Flightless Cormorant were one of Darwin’s key arguments for Evolution. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/flightless-cormorants.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 “In May 2007 Josh and I were among those who went to Galapagos with a large group from the …

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): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Hawaii5.mov Get the RDF …

Richard Dawkins explains how microscopic algae called Diatoms uniquely evolved in Yellowstone Lake. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Diatoms3.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 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 shows just how similar the Human and Chimpanzee genomes really are, with the help of a great visual from the University of Nebraska Museum. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Humans-chimps4.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 If you enjoy the video, and would like to help us make more videos like …

Richard Dawkins explains how fungus-farming ants from Central and South America make their living. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Ants4.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 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 …

Richard Dawkins clears up the misunderstanding of Evolution that is all too common: If we descended from Chimpanzees, then why are there still Chimpanzees? Dawkins explains that we DID NOT descend from Chimpanzees—we both share a common ancestor. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Still-Chimpanzees4.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 If you enjoy …

Richard Dawkins shows how whales evolved from a cloven-hoofed ancestor, and reveals whales’ closest modern-day cousin. Download Quicktime version (720p HD): http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c116791/Whale-Intermediates-v4.mov Get the RDF TV podcast through iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=331182596 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 …

Richard Dawkins interviews Craig Venter for “The Genius of Charles Darwin”, the Channel 4 UK TV program which won British Broadcasting Awards’ “Best Documentary Series” of 2008. Craig Venter founded The Institute for Genomic Research and has been credited with being instrumental in mapping the human genome. His team published the first complete genome of …

Richard Dawkins is interviewed for Australian ABC TV Compass. * This video was provided for use on RichardDawkins.net and the official Richard Dawkins account only by ABC TV. See more videos like this at http://www.richarddawkins.net