August 2007 – The Friends of Charles Darwin

Thanks for the anomalies

Vestigial features in letterboxes and organisms.

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Dawkins on alternative therapy

Shambhala lies: Dawkins tries mumbo-jumbo.

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Consumed with jealousy

My friends Hitchin & Soo go whale-spotting.

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Chalk another one up for science

Science explains the Perseid meteor shower.

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Sound science

This week, I finally got to carry out a little experiment I've been planning for some time.

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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.