Course Description

Join molecular and cell biologist Dr. Jonathan Wells as he investigates the evidence for and against evolution. In 40 short video lectures, Wells explains the major concepts of both chemical and biological evolution, and he critically assesses the evidence for evolution offered by genetics, developmental biology, fossils, and more.  Wells deals with some of the most popular “icons” of evolution found in standard textbooks, including Darwin’s finches, whales, antibiotic resistance, peppered moths, “junk” DNA, and more. Each video lecture is accompanied by a short quiz, and a special digital certificate of completion is offered for those who finish the course.

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Curriculum

    1. Course Outline

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    2. Lecture 1: How did I Get Here?

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    3. Quiz 1

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    4. Lecture 2: What is Evolution?

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    5. Quiz 2

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    6. Lecture 3: What is Science?

    7. Quiz 3

    1. Lecture 4: The Origin of Life 1

    2. Quiz 4

    3. Lecture 5: The Origin of Life 2

    4. Quiz 5

    1. Lecture 6: Peppered Moths 1

    2. Quiz 6

    3. Lecture 7: Peppered Moths 2

    4. Quiz 7

    5. Lecture 8: Darwin's Finches 1

    6. Quiz 8

    7. Lecture 9: Darwin's Finches 2

    8. Quiz 9

    9. Lecture 10: Antibiotic Resistance 1

    10. Quiz 10

    11. Lecture 11: Antibiotic Resistance 2

    12. Quiz 11

    13. Lecture 12: DNA 1

    14. Quiz 12

    15. Lecture 13: DNA 2

    16. Quiz 13

    17. Lecture 14: DNA 3

    18. Quiz 14

    19. Lecture 15: Four-Winged Fruit Flies 1

    20. Quiz 15

    21. Lecture 16: Four-Winged Fruit Flies 2

    22. Quiz 16

    23. Lecture 17: The Origin of Species 1

    24. Quiz 17

    25. Lecture 18: The Origin of Species 2

    26. Quiz 18

    27. Lecture 19: Evolution and Cancer

    28. Quiz 19

    1. Lecture 20: Darwin's Tree of Life

    2. Quiz 20

    3. Lecture 21: Fossil Phylogenies

    4. Quiz 21

    5. Lecture 22 Fossil Whales 1

    6. Quiz 22

    7. Lecture 23 Fossil Whales 2

    8. Quiz 23

    9. Lecture 24: Molecular Phylogenies 1

    10. Quiz 24

    11. Lecture 25: Molecular Phylogenies 2

    12. Quiz 25

    13. Lecture 26: Homology 1

    14. Quiz 26

    15. Lecture 27: Homology 2

    16. Quiz 27

    17. Lecture 28: Convergence

    18. Quiz 28

    19. Lecture 29: Haeckel's Embryos 1

    20. Quiz 29

    21. Lecture 30: Haeckel's Embryos 2

    22. Quiz 30

    23. Lecture 31: Human Evolution 1

    24. Quiz 31

    25. Lecture 32: Human Evolution 2

    26. Quiz 32

    27. Lecture 33: The Human Appendix

    28. Quiz 33

    29. Lecture 34: Junk DNA 1

    30. Quiz 34

    31. Lecture 35: Junk DNA 2

    32. Quiz 35

    33. Lecture 36: The Human Eye 1

    34. Quiz 36

    35. Lecture 37: The Human Eye 2

    36. Quiz 37

    1. Lecture 38: Darwinian Medicine

    2. Quiz 38

    3. Lecture 39: Evolution and Culture

    4. Quiz 39

    5. Lecture 40: Conclusion

    6. Quiz 40

About this course

  • $100.00
  • 81 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

Instructor

Jonathan Wells

Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute

Jonathan Wells has received two PhDs, one in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, and one in Religious Studies from Yale University. He has previously worked as a postdoctoral research biologist at the University of California at Berkeley and the supervisor of a medical laboratory in Fairfield, California. He also taught biology at California State University in Hayward and has lectured around the world on topics related to evolution and intelligent design. Dr. Wells has published articles in multiple scientific journals and is the author of several books, including Icons of Evolution, The Design of Life, The Myth of Junk DNA, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design, and Zombie Science.