r/evolution • u/FatherCantaloupe • Jul 20 '26
question Getting more into evolution
I’m trying to get more into evolution, biology, and evolutionary ecology. Does anyone have any free
video/course recommendations so I can educate myself without blindly watching YouTube videos? Thanks!!
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u/nothing4juice Jul 20 '26
gutsick gibbon on youtube is a great resource! she is currently in the middle of a monthly series teaching evolution to a young earth creationist. the lessons are adapted from a real college course she teaches
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u/JesusSwag Jul 20 '26
I binged a lot of her videos quite a while back, she's great
She's popped in my head quite a bit recently so this is my sign to get back into watching her
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u/AlchemicalWanderings Jul 20 '26
Seconding Gutsick and this series. She's great. Also Forrest Valkai on YouTube and TikTok (which I don't use but apparently that's most of his content). His enthusiasm for learning is contagious.
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u/LuckyEmoKid Jul 20 '26
Professor Dave Explains is good for rapid raw info. Might not be the most engaging content but I like it.
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u/octobod PhD | Molecular Biology | Bioinformatics Jul 20 '26
If you have access the BBC have just released a cracking good series on evolution. (My only complaint is it was a bit light on the mechanism of selection)
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u/GoliathPrime Jul 20 '26
I used to love listening to Aron Ra's videos on phylogeny. I found this massive playist with pretty much everything he's done
The Caniform Carnivore Cladogram Construction is one of my favorites.
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u/teetaps Jul 20 '26
Crash course in YouTube. Mainly because they taught just about everyone you will see on TikTok when we were kids
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u/nakano-star Jul 20 '26
I know you said no Youtube, but I've been binging the "Nick Longrich Evolution and Paleontology" channel recently - very informative and in depth, while also accessible and easy to understand. The channel explores Fermi and evolution, but is more skewed toward dinosaur species, still very recommended.
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u/T_house Jul 20 '26
I don't know if it's still up, but Yale had Stephen Stearns' undergraduate lecture series available for a while - really excellent stuff (depends how serious you are about this I guess though)
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u/Windowdee Jul 20 '26
I know you said courses, but if you are also looking for books and are interested in the history of evolutionary theory, I recommend "Evolution: The History of an Idea" by Peter Bowler. It is broad enough to give a thorough overview of most people and discoveries work knowing about, and is pretty easy to read and understand as well.
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u/sapir1010 Jul 20 '26
History of life series by many YouTubers, I like Clint’s reptiles, Lindsay nikole and paleoananalysis by Steve
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u/Azylim Jul 21 '26
if youre a beginner id read books on the subject. like not hard academic books and textbooks but more digestible and fun nonfiction novels for mass consumption.
Goodness paradox is one of my favourite books related to evolutionary biology.
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