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Theodosius Dobzhansky

Theodosius Dobzhansky

Russian-American geneticist and evolutionary biologistWikipedia

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Oct 25, 2026

Boris ShoshitaishviliGUEST
22:08
Yeah, well, and I guess, well, exactly.
Boris ShoshitaishviliGUEST
22:10
And I guess to pick up on Dawkins' critique, it's, I mean, it gets back to what is Theodore Dobzhansky? Theodosius.
Boris ShoshitaishviliGUEST
22:20
Theodosius, yeah, that's right.
Boris ShoshitaishviliGUEST
22:23
Theodosius Dobzhansky, like, you know, that line that he has, the line, right, that nothing in biology makes sense except under the light of evolution.
Daniel MillsHOST
13:43
How so?
Millie JonesHOST
13:44
Well, Professor Mills highlights this by quoting the evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky.
Millie JonesHOST
13:50
Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Daniel MillsHOST
13:54
OK, but I have to clarify this for the listener.
Ken BerryHOST
0:43
What, what is the quote and who said it?
Rafael SertoliGUEST
0:46
So Theodosius Dobzhansky, which is a famous evolutionary biologist, and if I'm not mistaken, he says, "Nothing makes sense in biology except in the light of evolution."
Ken BerryHOST
0:58
Yes.
Rafael SertoliGUEST
0:58
And I think that's a principle that gets you very, very far when you're trying to figure out aspects of your health.
Mark MattsonGUEST
28:26
Yeah
Ken BerryHOST
28:26
... uh, Dobzhansky's, uh, query on that?
Mark MattsonGUEST
28:29
100%.
Ken BerryHOST
28:30
Yeah.

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