# Evolution

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:21.856Z
Tags: science, evolution

## Summary

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives... but the one most responsive to change ." — apocryphally attributed to Darwin (actually Megginson, 1963), but the spirit is right. Key sections include: Evolution One law. Four billion years.; One algorithm , three ingredients.; Charles Darwin, 1809–1882.; Five forces that shape allele frequencies.; Lines of convergent evidence.; One universal ancestor.; How one becomes two.; Who built the theory.; Evolution in equations.; Of life , in years..

## Slide Outline

1. Evolution One law. Four billion years.
2. One algorithm , three ingredients.
3. Charles Darwin, 1809–1882.
4. Five forces that shape allele frequencies.
5. Lines of convergent evidence.
6. One universal ancestor.
7. How one becomes two.
8. Who built the theory.
9. Evolution in equations.
10. Of life , in years.
11. The Big Five.
12. The hominin branch.
13. And the extended one.
14. Where the field moves.
15. Still open.
16. Watch & read.
17. Endless forms most beautiful.

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