Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Ethology

Etiology (pronounced ; alternatively: aetiology or ætiology) is the study of causation or origination. The word is derived from the Greek αἰτιολογία (aitiología) "giving a reason for" (αἰτία, aitía, "cause"); and -λογία (-logía).

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  1. Chance and Design

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the questions and theories surrounding the idea of a grand design in the universe. Can the concept of the randomness of evolution be compatible with a belief in God?

    13 February 2003

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    Featuring: Simon Conway Morris, Sandy Knapp, John Brooke

     
  2. Echolocation

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how animals such as bats and dolphins evolved to use high frequency sounds to navigate their environments and find their prey.

    21 June 2018

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    Featuring: Kate Jones, Gareth Jones, Dean Waters