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Episode 160: The Evolution of Animals

5/1/2026 • 83 min

A journey through the evolutionary history of animals, beginning with the split of the metazoans from protists about 760 million years ago and ending with the rise of the amniotes about 340 million years ago. The focus is the development of key morphological traits necessary for more complex animal forms, including the origin of true tissues, bilaterial symmetry… Play episode

Episode 159: Quantum Electrodynamics Part 2
Episode 158: Quantum Electodynamics Part 1
Episode 157: The Geologic Time Scale
Episode 156: Fossils and Dating Methods
Episode 155: Embryology and Development
Episode 154: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Episode 153: Low Carb Diets
Special Episode: Brain Preservation and Abolishing Death
Episode 152: Obesity, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Episode 151: Diet and Nutrition
Episode 150: How Home Appliances Work
Episode 149: The Psychology of Personality
Episode 148: Control of Gene Expression
Episode 147: Genetic Mutation and Repair
Episode 146: Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance
Episode 145: Relativity and Black Holes
Episode 144: Anthropogenic Climate Change
Episode 143: Climate Modelling
Episode 142: The Greenhouse Effect
Episode 141: Natural Climate Change
Episode 140: A History of Earth's Climate
Special Episode: Dinosaurs in Popular Culture
Episode 139: Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrencies
Episode 138: Biochemistry and Metabolism
Episode 137: The Digestive System
Episode 136: Introduction to General Relativity
Episode 135: The Science of Emotion
Episode 134: Hormones and the Endocrine System
Episode 133: Motor Control
Special Episode: Evolution and Genetics
Episode 132: The Muscular System
Special Episode: Language in Brains and Machines
Episode 131: Sleep Science
Episode 130: Transition Metal Chemistry
Episode 129: Glaciers, Ice, and Groundwater
Episode 128: Wind, Deserts, and Coasts
Episode 127: Weathering, Erosion, and Rivers
Episode 126: Depression and Serotonin
Special Episode: Genetic Testing
Episode 125: Earthquakes
Episode 124: Volcanoes
Episode 123: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 2
Episode 122: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 1
Episode 121: The Biology of Pain
Episode 120: Computational Chemistry Part 2
Episode 119: Computational Chemistry Part 1
Episode 118: Cell Signalling
Episode 117: Intracellular Protein Sorting
Episode 116: The Cell Membrane

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