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13. The Predatory Ape: Sex, Simians and Society in Nineteenth-Century Europe
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Dr. Gowan Dawson discusses the intriguing representation - and sexualisation - of apes in the nineteenth century, from pickled specimens on display to an eager public to images of...
Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts
Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Created: Wed 29 Jul 2009
5. 'Flaunting It' - Sexual Selection and the Art of Courtship
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What evolutionary purpose does beauty serve? And why does the idea of 'female mate choice' not hold true when it comes to primates and humans? From peacocks' tails to the kinds of...
Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts
Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Created: Thu 2 Jul 2009
Richard Dawkins, Darwin's universal impact, Mon 6 July
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Darwin’s five bridges
Professor Richard Dawkins (University of Oxford, UK)
Summary: Was Darwin the most revolutionary scientist ever? If, by revolutionary, we mean the...
Collection: Darwin Festival 2009
Institution: Department of Biological Anthropology
Created: Thu 15 Oct 2009
Richard Dawkins, Darwin's universal impact, Mon 6 July
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Darwin’s five bridges
Professor Richard Dawkins (University of Oxford, UK)
Summary: Was Darwin the most revolutionary scientist ever? If, by revolutionary, we mean the...
Collection: Featured content
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Thu 22 Oct 2009
Sir Paul Nurse, Society and health, Tue 7 July
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Cell biology and evolutionary medicine
Professor Sir Paul Nurse (Rockefeller University, New York, USA)
Summary: Darwin’s ideas of the tree of life and natural selection...
Collection: Darwin Festival 2009
Institution: Department of Biological Anthropology
Created: Thu 15 Oct 2009