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Show 1: Darwin’s Dangerous Idea (two-hour premiere)Why does Charles Darwin’s ”dangerous idea” matter more today than ever, andhow does it explain the past and predict the future of life on Earth?  Thefirst show interweaves the drama of Darwin’s life with current documentarysequences, introducing key concepts of evolution.Show 2: Great Transformations (one hour)What underlies the incredible diversity of life on Earth? How have complex lifeforms evolved? The journey from water to land, the return of land mammals tothe sea, and the emergence of humans all suggest that creatures past andpresent are members of a single tree of life.Show 3: Extinction! (one hour)Five mass extinctions have occurred since life began on Earth. Are humanscausing the next mass extinction? And what does evolutionary theory predict forthe world we will leave to our descendants?Show 4: The Evolutionary Arms Race (one hour)Survival of the fittest: Raw competition? Intense cooperation? Both areessential. Interactions between and within species are among the most powerfulevolutionary forces on Earth, and understanding them may be a key to our ownsurvival.Show 5: Why Sex? (one hour)In evolutionary terms, sex is more important than life itself. Sex fuelsevolutionary change by adding variation to the gene pool. The powerful urge topass our genes on to the next generation has likely changed the face of humanculture in ways we’re only beginning to understand.Show 6: The Mind’s Big Bang (one hour)Fifty thousand years ago, something happened — the modern human mind emerged,triggering a creative, technological, and social explosion. What forcescontributed to that breakthrough? Where might our power of mind ultimately leadus?Show 7: What About God? (one hour)Of all species, we alone attempt to explain who we are and how we came to be.This final show explores the struggle between science and religion.  Throughthe personal stories of students and teachers, it offers the view that they arecompatible.Enjoy Boggy