Five fingers of evolution – Paul Andersen
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/five-fingers-of-evolution
How can a “thumbs up” sign help us remember five processes that impact evolution? The story of the Five Fingers of Evolution gives us a clever way of understanding change in gene pools over time.
Lesson by Paul Andersen, animation by Alan Foreman.



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