tags: Charles Darwin, nature, evolution, streaming video
The life and times of Charles Darwin -- a failed student from a rich family whose five year voyage round the world inspired The Origin of Species, a groundbreaking work outlining the theory of evolution. Dr. Chapman explains how Darwin's ideas caused outrage in polite society at the time. [7:16]
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Great video. And his book on worms wasn't a bestseller?
Darwin was not a failed student. He graduated from Cambridge in 1831 ranking in the top 10% of his class. The M.A. after his name is quite legitimate.
An MA from Cambridge is not a merit-based degree, but is awarded automatically 2 years after graduating with a bachelors degree provided you don't die or go to jail in the meanwhile. 'MPhil' is what they call masters degrees that you actually earn.