On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin

About this episode

The episode explores Charles Darwin's thoughts on how species adapt to their environments and thrive in diverse climates.

Tonight get ready for Darwin’s musing on adaptation. Prepare to sleep as he talks about how we assume species adapt to their surroundings, but many can be transported to, and thrive in, very different climates and environments. Drift away to examples as diverse as kidney beans and orang-utans Find On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1228 Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show. · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales · If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales Patreon Sleep Tight Patrons Chuck Roberta Traci Carla AY Amy Jacque Abbie Gina Gwen Jennifer Mindy Nancy Christyne Wendy Kreesti Please Share If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of…

People in this episode

Host: David Couto

Topics covered

• adaptation
• species
• evolution
• climate
• environments
• natural selection

Keywords

• Darwin
• adaptation
• species
• natural selection
• evolution
• kidney beans
• orang-utans

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Organizations: Patreon, Gutenberg

Books & works: On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection

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