How Charles Darwin’s abhorrence of slavery influenced his science.
Month: December 2011
Book review: ‘Darwin’ by Niles Eldredge
A fascinating analysis of the development of Darwin's thinking.
Book review: ‘Dry Store Room No.1’ by Richard Fortey
The personalities and politics behinds the scenes at the Natural History Museum.
Book review: ‘The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister’s Pox’ by Stephen Jay Gould
Mending and Minding the Misconceived Gap Between Science and the Humanities.
Book review: ‘The Mismeasure of Man’ by Stephen Jay Gould
Why intelligence testing is stupid.
Book review: ‘The Structure of Evolutionary Theory’ by Stephen Jay Gould
The maestro's magnum opus.
Book review: ‘Last Chance to See…’ by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
The late Douglas Adams travels the world visiting endangered species.
Book review: ‘Charles Darwin’ by Cyril Aydon
A short, very readable biography of Charles Darwin.
Book review: ‘Darwin’s Garden’ by Michael Boulter
The first book with the word Darwin on the spine that I ever gave up on.
Book review: ‘Darwin's Origin of Species: a biography’ by Janet Browne
A short biography of one of the most revolutionary books ever written.
Book review: ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’ by Deborah Cadbury
The Victorian search for dinosaurs.
Alfred Russel Wallace's address books
Alfred Russel Wallace's address books are now available for downloading.