Overall, I believe the ideas that Dr. Anelli presented strengthened the themes that the movie presented. His family and work all played into making him the person and scientist that he was. I like how Dr. Anelli connected history as being something that makes it possible to review all of these things to discuss the roots of all of the ideas that Darwin presented. His ideas were influenced by a range of people with different backgrounds of study. I enjoyed listening to the connection between the French Revolution and polituand Darwin’s time. I will enjoy looking into this connection further and keep historical ideas connected to the science that I study.
Yes, Savannah, I do hope going forward that the class makes you keep in the back of your mind the many connections that end in scientific “progress”. Darwin’s ideas on evolution represents a major scientific revolution, which is still being explored. It’s fascinating to see how other impactful events (like the French Revolution) can be linked to this type of progress.