The episode received positive reviews, with critics praising the beautiful graphics as well as the wonder-inspiring and straightforward narrative of how evolution works.[1][2] Despite positive reviews, however, the episode received a 2.0/5 in the 18-49 rating/share, with 4.95 million American viewers watching it live—a decrease from the 5.77 million viewers who watched the series premiere.[3]
The human eye was used as a device to explain evolution to the audience.
The episode covers several facets of the origin of life and evolution. Tyson describes both artificial selection via selective breeding, using the example of mankind's domestication of wolves into dogs, and natural selection that created species like polar bears. Tyson uses the Ship of the Imagination to show how DNA, genes, and mutation work, and how these led to the diversity of species as represented by the Tree of Life, including how complex organs such as the eye came about as a common element. Tyson describes extinction of species and the five great extinction events that wiped out numerous species on Earth, while some species, such as the tardigrade, were able to survive and continue life. Tyson speculates on the possibility of life on other planets, such as Saturn's moon, Titan, as well as how abiogenesis may have originated life on Earth. The episode concludes with an animation from the original Cosmos showing the evolution of life from a single cell to mankind today, with music from Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto.
Receptionedit
Upon airing on Fox, the episode received a 2.0/5 in the 18-49 rating/share, with 4.95 million American viewers watching it live. It placed fourth and last in its timeslot behind Resurrection, The Good Wife, and Believe; and twelfth out of sixteen for the night.[3]
Referencesedit
^Baumgartner, Alison (March 14, 2014). "TV Review: 'Cosmos : Some Of The Things That Molecules Do'". ScienceFiction.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
^Lee, Adam (March 18, 2014). "TV Review: Cosmos, Episode 2". Patheos.com. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
^ abBibel, Sara (March 18, 2014). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
some, things, that, molecules, second, episode, american, documentary, television, series, cosmos, spacetime, odyssey, premiered, march, 2014, cosmos, spacetime, odyssey, episodeepisode, episode, 2directed, bybill, popewritten, byann, druyansteven, soternarrat. Some of the Things That Molecules Do is the second episode of the American documentary television series Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey It premiered on March 16 2014 on Fox Some of the Things That Molecules Do Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey episodeEpisode no Episode 2Directed byBill PopeWritten byAnn DruyanSteven SoterNarrated byNeil deGrasse TysonProduced byLivia HanichSteve HoltzmanFeatured musicAlan SilvestriEditing byMichael O HalloranJohn DuffyEric LeaProduction code102Original air dateMarch 16 2014 2014 03 16 Running time44 minutesEpisode chronology Previous Standing Up in the Milky Way Next When Knowledge Conquered Fear List of episodesThe episode received positive reviews with critics praising the beautiful graphics as well as the wonder inspiring and straightforward narrative of how evolution works 1 2 Despite positive reviews however the episode received a 2 0 5 in the 18 49 rating share with 4 95 million American viewers watching it live a decrease from the 5 77 million viewers who watched the series premiere 3 Contents 1 Episode summary 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksEpisode summary edit nbsp The human eye was used as a device to explain evolution to the audience The episode covers several facets of the origin of life and evolution Tyson describes both artificial selection via selective breeding using the example of mankind s domestication of wolves into dogs and natural selection that created species like polar bears Tyson uses the Ship of the Imagination to show how DNA genes and mutation work and how these led to the diversity of species as represented by the Tree of Life including how complex organs such as the eye came about as a common element Tyson describes extinction of species and the five great extinction events that wiped out numerous species on Earth while some species such as the tardigrade were able to survive and continue life Tyson speculates on the possibility of life on other planets such as Saturn s moon Titan as well as how abiogenesis may have originated life on Earth The episode concludes with an animation from the original Cosmos showing the evolution of life from a single cell to mankind today with music from Vivaldi s Mandolin Concerto Reception editUpon airing on Fox the episode received a 2 0 5 in the 18 49 rating share with 4 95 million American viewers watching it live It placed fourth and last in its timeslot behind Resurrection The Good Wife and Believe and twelfth out of sixteen for the night 3 References edit Baumgartner Alison March 14 2014 TV Review Cosmos Some Of The Things That Molecules Do ScienceFiction com Retrieved March 27 2014 Lee Adam March 18 2014 TV Review Cosmos Episode 2 Patheos com Retrieved March 27 2014 a b Bibel Sara March 18 2014 Sunday Final Ratings Once Upon A Time Resurrection America s Funniest Home Videos Cosmos American Dad amp Believe Adjusted Up TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on March 18 2014 Retrieved March 27 2014 External links edit Some of the Things That Molecules Do at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Some of the Things That Molecules Do amp oldid 1053738811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
