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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 32 MIN

There's Too Many Microbes for Evolution!

from Viced Rhino: The Podcast · host Viced Rhino

In today's instalment of the Skeptic's Journey, they explain why they don't believe in evolution...and then shoot themselves in the foot with who they chose for their appeal to authority at the end.Cards:The Skeptic’s Journey: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLbOEx_k9dkc9l0LAmbmSidFx-G3VgyUWSex and Sensibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQplt7ChosEvidence for Evolution - Sequence Homology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iNY2tcDdScOriginal Video: https://tinyurl.com/225fyzpySources:Historical contingency and the evolution of a key innovation in an experimental population of Escherichia coli: https://tinyurl.com/26yyfkmnRapid Evolution of Citrate Utilization by Escherichia coli by Direct Selection Requires citT and dctA: https://tinyurl.com/2d9y8lvg1.63-billion-year-old multicellular eukaryotes from the Chuanlinggou Formation in North China: https://tinyurl.com/282f5s45The Origin of Animal Multicellularity and Cell Differentiation: https://tinyurl.com/29rp7czyThe Science of Biological Sex: https://tinyurl.com/2d9a8xuwSexual Attraction Is the Oldest Story on Earth: https://tinyurl.com/2bkbl2bnThe evolution of sexes: A specific test of the disruptive selection theory: https://tinyurl.com/24addtytTheory of the evolution of sexes tested with algae: https://tinyurl.com/299jnntjDevelopmental plasticity and the origin of tetrapods: https://tinyurl.com/2fngztgtScaling laws predict global microbial diversity: https://tinyurl.com/22m5oh8lExtrapolating abundance curves has no predictive power for estimating microbial biodiversity: https://tinyurl.com/2xwvljtvHow many species are there on Earth? Progress and problems: https://tinyurl.com/29wcsahnHorizontal Gene Transfer: https://tinyurl.com/y7bnux4gEvolution of the NANOG pseudogene family in the human and chimpanzee genomes: https://tinyurl.com/2yk49j4rScientists and Belief: https://tinyurl.com/2dwop5vcEvolution Basics: From Primate to Human: https://tinyurl.com/22zfl2reAll my various links can be found here:http://links.vicedrhino.comThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/viced-rhino-the-podcast--4623273/support.All my various links can be found here: http://links.vicedrhino.comThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

In today's instalment of the Skeptic's Journey, they explain why they don't believe in evolution...and then shoot themselves in the foot with who they chose for their appeal to authority at the end.Cards:The Skeptic’s Journey: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLbOEx_k9dkc9l0LAmbmSidFx-G3VgyUWSex and Sensibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQplt7ChosEvidence for Evolution - Sequence Homology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iNY2tcDdScOriginal Video: https://tinyurl.com/225fyzpySources:Historical contingency and the evolution of a key innovation in an experimental population of Escherichia coli: https://tinyurl.com/26yyfkmnRapid Evolution of Citrate Utilization by Escherichia coli by Direct Selection Requires citT and dctA: https://tinyurl.com/2d9y8lvg1.63-billion-year-old multicellular eukaryotes from the Chuanlinggou Formation in North China: https://tinyurl.com/282f5s45The Origin of Animal Multicellularity and Cell Differentiation: https://tinyurl.com/29rp7czyThe Science of Biological Sex: https://tinyurl.com/2d9a8xuwSexual Attraction Is the Oldest Story on Earth: https://tinyurl.com/2bkbl2bnThe evolution of sexes: A specific test of the disruptive selection theory: https://tinyurl.com/24addtytTheory of the evolution of sexes tested with algae: https://tinyurl.com/299jnntjDevelopmental plasticity and the origin of tetrapods: https://tinyurl.com/2fngztgtScaling laws predict global microbial diversity: https://tinyurl.com/22m5oh8lExtrapolating abundance curves has no predictive power for estimating microbial biodiversity: https://tinyurl.com/2xwvljtvHow many species are there on Earth? Progress and problems: https://tinyurl.com/29wcsahnHorizontal Gene Transfer: https://tinyurl.com/y7bnux4gEvolution of the NANOG pseudogene family in the human and chimpanzee genomes: https://tinyurl.com/2yk49j4rScientists and Belief: https://tinyurl.com/2dwop5vcEvolution Basics: From Primate to Human: https://tinyurl.com/22zfl2reAll my various links can be found here:http://links.vicedrhino.comThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/viced-rhino-the-podcast--4623273/support.All my various links can be found here: http://links.vicedrhino.comThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org

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