PickVidsBest Evolution & genetics Videos
The 57 Evolution & genetics videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 5 introductory, 10 intermediate, 41 for a general viewer, and 1 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include Veritasium, The Royal Institution, TED.
The Secret Reason Horses Let Us Ride Them
CGP Grey explains why horses could be ridden and why other animals like zebras and bears were never domesticated for war or riding.
James Tour: The Mystery of the Origin of Life
Synthetic organic chemist James Tour gives a lecture arguing that origin-of-life research is far from explaining how life began.
Why Women Are Stripey
Veritasium explains X-chromosome inactivation, where different cells in a woman's body switch off different X chromosomes, giving a mosaic pattern.
Hjernevask - Brainwashing (Eng Sub) Part 1 - The Gender Equality Paradox
First episode of the Norwegian documentary series Hjernevask, in which Harald Eia interviews researchers on the nature versus nurture debate.
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
Kurzgesagt's animated explainer on CRISPR gene editing, covering how the technology works and what it could mean for curing disease, designer babies and aging.
Genetics and Intelligence
Steve Hsu's 2011 Google Tech Talk reviews psychometric measurement of intelligence and the heritability of adult IQ, then discusses genome-wide association studies seeking the genes behind cognitive ability.
What Fossils Will We Leave Behind in 65 Million Years?
Curious Droid asks what traces human civilization would leave in the geological record 65 million years from now.
David Sinclair | Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To | Talks at Google
Harvard geneticist David Sinclair discusses his book Lifespan at Google.
Karl Sims - Evolved Virtual Creatures, Evolution Simulation, 1994
Karl Sims's 1994 demonstration of evolved virtual creatures: block-bodied creatures whose bodies and controllers are evolved through selection, mutation and recombination to swim, walk and compete.
What Is the RNA World Hypothesis?
Stated Clearly explains the RNA world hypothesis, which resolves the chicken-or-egg problem of genes versus enzymes by proposing that RNA once did both jobs.
Richard Dawkins demonstrates the evolution of the eye
An excerpt from Richard Dawkins's lecture on Climbing Mount Improbable demonstrating how a complex eye can evolve through incremental steps.
The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything
An Adam Ruins Everything segment arguing that purebred dogs suffer from inbreeding and genetic disorders, and that mutts are healthier.
What Happened Before History? Human Origins
Kurzgesagt's animated overview of human origins and the vast prehistory before recorded history.
Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots | Lex Fridman Podcast #325
Lex Fridman talks with Tufts biologist Michael Levin about bioelectricity, embryogenesis, xenobots and how cells collectively pursue goals.
How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane
Biochemist Nick Lane gives a Royal Institution lecture arguing that the Krebs cycle is central to what makes cells alive, not just genetic information.
How They Caught The Golden State Killer
Veritasium explains how investigators caught the Golden State Killer using forensic genealogy, matching crime scene DNA to distant relatives in public genealogy databases.
Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?
A short PBS Eons episode on carcinization, the repeated independent evolution of crab-like bodies in unrelated crustaceans, and what makes that form so successful.
Simple Bacteria Genetic Engineering
The Thought Emporium shows how easily bacteria can be genetically modified to produce fluorescent proteins and even bioluminesce, with techniques doable at home.
Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life's Toughest Questions
A travel vlogger asks the leader of the Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania some big life questions just before a baboon hunt.
Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria
A Kurzgesagt animation on using gene drives to modify mosquitoes against malaria, and whether we should.
DNA Testing and Privacy (Behind the scenes at the 23andMe Lab) - Smarter Every Day 176
Destin of Smarter Every Day goes behind the scenes at the 23andMe lab to show how genotyping works.
Richard Dawkins demonstrates laryngeal nerve of the giraffe
A clip from Channel 4's Inside Nature's Giants in which Richard Dawkins shows the recurrent laryngeal nerve of the giraffe during a dissection.
Overview of Illumina Sequencing by Synthesis Workflow | Standard SBS chemistry
Illumina's 3D animation of its sequencing-by-synthesis workflow, from sample preparation and cluster generation to sequencing on a flow cell and data analysis.
The Secret of Our Success | Joseph Henrich | Talks at Google
Joseph Henrich's Talks at Google presentation of his book.