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# a brief history of evolution
- URL: https://www.cyberpunksurvivalguide.com/p/a-brief-history-of-evolution/
- Published: 2009-04-30T04:35:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-27T21:10:36.000Z
- Description: The famed naturalist and science communicator is back with a new documentary about evolution that avoids similar efforts' typical mistakes.
- Author: Greg Fish
- Tags: science, #neutronfish, evolution, evolutionary biology, popular science, theory of evolution, #Migrated-1775679248896, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-08 13:15

Here's a great video from the BBC narrated by Sir David Attenborough, who's 50 years of experience in natural history programming make him one of the best qualified presenters to talk about the history of the living world.

May favorite part? Attenborough excised the [purposeful, design oriented language](https://www.cyberpunksurvivalguide.com/p/morphed-in-a-mediocre-way/) which still pervades most popular science programming about evolution. Instead of adaptations and transformations, he talks about branching and development of new body parts and anatomical features. It's simple, clear and accurate which is exactly what a science video about evolution should be.