🧬 [Maxime Hervé] L'évolution du vivant, un progrès ?

🎥 Science Space Tuesdays 🎤 https://www.espace-sciences.org/renne... The evolution of life is generally seen as progress toward "improvement." Ancient life forms, described as primitive, imperfect, or inferior, are said to have been succeeded by more evolved forms, closer to perfection—in short, superior ones. Current life forms are said to encapsulate this process, displaying a diversity ranging from inferior to ever-superior beings, with humans, more or less openly, occupying the top of the pyramid. We will revisit the history of this idea of ​​progress, whose roots go back to Antiquity, long before the concept of the evolution of life existed. We will see how it naturally became intertwined with the idea of ​​evolution and how it reached its peak in the 20th century. We will finally see why this age-old idea... must simply disappear from scientific discourse! With Maxime Hervé, Lecturer in Animal Biology at the University of Rennes. 🔴 Rules for the comment section (failure to comply will result in a ban from the moderation team): Respect our speakers and team members Mutual respect in the discussion space No advertising or spam Reminder: Any comment that infringes upon the physical and/or moral integrity of individuals will be automatically deleted 🎹 Theme music composed by https://benjaminlebaron.bandcamp.com/ Photo: © DR Our social media: Facebook ➡️   / espacedessciences   Instagram ➡️   / espacedessciences   Bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/espacedessci... #biology #evolution #dna