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Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2020
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Podcast episode
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He knew from the age of five that he was going to become a paleontologist, but he also became one of the the most important evolutionary theorists since Darwin. As a Harvard professor, he inspired generations of students. And as a writer, he made science understandable and exciting to the general public. Stephen Jay Gould died of cancer in 2002 at the age of 60, but during his lifetime, The Library of Congress designated him a "living legend." In this interview, he explains his most famous contributions to evolutionary theory, he talks about how his high school choral director taught him the importance of excellence, and he makes the case against global warming, as only a paleontologist might.
Released:
Jun 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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