Cadell, thanks for sharing this, I enjoyed the read but the video doesn't play.
Not sure why... it works on YouTube. I've included that at the top now.
Also, I think it might be interesting to start the chapter at "During a university course..." and let the reader figure out where you are headed with the story and why. EDIT: Also, to call Dawkins book a "classic" when it was written less than 10 years ago may be a bit premature.
Fair on the Dawkins comment. It is a classic to me because it is one of my favourite books on evolution - certainly formative for my own understanding of the history of life. But perhaps using a word other than classic is necessary.
Nothing wrong with just writing: In 2004, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins released The Ancestor’s Tale...
"what was amazing and you should read it right now." -- or maybe I should make that a footnote.
How can they read it right now? Aren't they reading your book?