What Darwin Didn't Know: The Modern Science of Evolution Season 1 Episode 13 Evolution Doesn't Repeat, but It Rhymes
- TV-PG
- January 4, 2019
- 30 min
Convergent evolution occurs when natural selection causes different species to evolve in similar ways. Does this mean that evolution follows a predetermined path? Focus on the recent debate between scientists Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris. Gould perceived contingencies and unpredictability, but Conway Morris saw repetition and consistency. How do these views relate to human evolution?