85 - The Supposed "Biogenetic Law" (w/ Kshitij Sharma!)
85. The Supposed “Biogenetic Law”
Today is a discussion of biological history and a famous, controversial naturalist. Just what is biogenetic law? Does ontogeny recapitulate phylogeny? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational.
General Learning Concepts
1) List of Questions
a. What, in general terms, is the theory of recapitulation (or its aliases)? Why did this spur the phrase “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny”?
b. Who was Ernst Haeckel?
c. What is phylogeny?
d. What is an embryo?
e. What are arguments that support the theory of recapitulation?
f. What are arguments against the theory of recapitulation?
g. How is the theory of recapitulation regarded today?
h. How does this all fit into Haeckel’s study of radiolarians? What are radiolarians? How are they important to the ecosystem?
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