 | Brian Charlesworth
Royal Society research professor at the Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology at the University of Edinburgh
Living organisms, including human beings, have evolved by the process of natural selection acting on random mutations
The fact that living organisms, including human beings, have evolved by the process of natural selection acting on random mutations is the single most important scientific finding that should be communicated to the public. This is because it sheds a uniquely important light upon our relation to the universe, giving the final blow to the erroneous view of humans as specially privileged inhabitants of the centre of the universe. Brian Charlesworth is author of Evolution in Age-Structured Populations (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)), and coauthor of Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)).
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