Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Are phylogenies really just lines on paper that a bunch of knuckleheaded scientists made up? Or do they have a rigorous statistical underpinning that is far more advanced than any creationist realizes?

In this video, I explain in a three-tiered approach how phylogenies are built starting at a basic level and adding complexity over successive tiers. I demonstrate how statistical phylogenetics works, including how competing models can be explicitly evaluated, all with an emphasis on divergence-time dating and molecular clocks.

#evolution #creationsim #phylogenetics #statistics