Maria Sibylla Merian: The woman who changed science forever | BBC Ideas

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[@Herbbugspray]

I Really hate butterflies so much.

[@ytaruni2786]

We are very lucky to have this type of people in our history, without her we would never understand that insects are not devil. Amazing women🤩

[@bottomless_pit]

Thank you for this wonderful video. The narrative and the animation was beautiful

[@sylvanadankerlui4596]

You can catch a glimps of her book at Kasteel Duivenvooorde in Voorschoten, The Netherlands. Amazing work, amazing woman.

[@williamdiffin28]

This is wonderful, the best thing I've seen the BBC produce in a long time.

[@seinelae9933]

Thanks for your educational animation about a brilliant woman

[@angelina8811]

Glad to learn about this remarkable woman 😊

[@robsquare2622]

I am a grown adult tearing up at the history of a woman drawing and writing about bugs and plants .

[@petrskapa793]

Very nice video and absolutely stunnigly beautiful commentary to it!

[@dylanparker130]

Incredible video - kudos to the animators!

[@wudangmtn]

Amazing woman.

[@englishbus777]

Interesting video and well done!!

[@kakarot_saiyan]

That's just very awesome 😍😍

[@sarahkoe1903]

I shared it with my sister who is also named Maria. 😊

[@stinger4712]

British accent is just sooo soothing...

[@ahmetsalsahin]

The notes about abortion Merian wrote is expressing tragically what The Indians had lived. BBC quotes bravely at the cost of facing the bloodshed history of the West.

[@ibisiki]

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[@Trashvenus]

😍😍😍

[@anna303colorado]

Talks about aborting babies. Not appropriate for young kids.

[@dotenks]

You mean aborting fetuses?

[@nova6855]

@@dotenks Don't even start