Evolution Today: How Things Arise and Why They Change

Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) marked an unstoppable turnaround in thinking about life and ourselves. Today, the theory of evolution is undisputedly one of the foundations of scientific thinking within biology. Continuously enriched by scientific observations and findings, it provides us with profound insights into the unity and diversity of life. This allows us to intervene in fundamental processes in a far-reaching way, such as the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics or the production of food crops.
The theory of evolution does not only leave its mark in the natural sciences. Evolutionary thinking is also used in various other sciences. On the other hand, evolutionary thinking and its applications also raise concerns and even resistance; especially when they relate to humans. Evolutionary thinking therefore plays an important role, not only in various sciences, but also in ethical, political or social thinking.