June 2007 – The Friends of Charles Darwin

Sexual arms race

Between male and female diving beetles.

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Podcasts

Some recent podcasts that I have enjoyed.

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Genetic clock v palaeontology

I have my doubts about the former.

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600 and counting…

There are 600 days until Darwin's bicentenary.

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The slug slayer?

Cool photos of a mouse in my garden.

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28-Sep-1838: Darwin brainstorms Malthus
On 28 September 1838, Charles Darwin made some notes inspired by the writings of Rev. Thomas Malthus, and a famous simile was born.
Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.
26-Apr-1882: Charles Darwin buried in Westminster Abbey
On 26th April 1882, Charles Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey. How this honour came about is described by his son Francis Darwin in The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin…
03-Dec-1831: Darwin’s first night aboard HMS Beagle
Darwin records his experimentations with a hammock.