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If I were teaching a course on evolution, this would probably be the first thing I would show the class.

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Amazing. It's great to see a Symphony of Science video devoted to biology. I normally despise auto tune, but when applied this way, it works very well.

So far my 7th & 8th graders loved it.

By Dinosaur Teacher (not verified) on 14 Feb 2010 #permalink

dumbest, worst u-tube post ever

By mutant buzzard (not verified) on 14 Feb 2010 #permalink

dumbest, worst u-tube post ever

Clearly you've never browsed youtube.

Amazing. Carl Sagan was the best example of how to make science understandable to general public. Even in a series called "Cosmos", devoted to Astronomy, he uses a whole episode explaining evolution.
Thanks for sharing this video. It's one of my favourites!
Cheers,
F.G.

Although when I first saw the title of this in my rss reader I thought it had something to do with PZ's never-ending thread, I thought this was a great video, Brian.