March 2014 – The Friends of Charles Darwin

Was Darwin left-handed?

Left Power!

There are a lot of people on the internet who claim Charles Darwin was left-handed…

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Darwin portrait and sketches on display in Shrewsbury

Victoria Clinton's 2009 portrait in oils of Charles Darwin, painted to mark his bicentenary celebrations.

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Missa Charles Darwin

Details of London Concord Singers premiere of Missa Charles Darwin by Gregory W Brown.

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Quite possibly the most informative 3 minutes and 23 seconds video on evolution ever

Philomena Cunk's Moments of Wonder ep. 3: ‘Evolution’

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New book reviews

‘Darwin's & His Children’ by Tim M. Berra, and ‘The Happy Atheist’ by PZ Myers.

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The Darwin bicentennial oak, 10 years on
Ten years ago today, I planted the Darwin Bicentennial Oak in my garden.
Hello, Azerbaijan!
I am delighted to announce that the Friends of Charles Darwin have their first member from Azerbaijan.
A cat among the pigeons
Could Charles Darwin really have been a moggy murderer?
Maureen Brian, FCD (12 June 1942 – 31 July 2018)
I was sad to learn via Facebook that Maureen Brian died earlier today.
The problem writing a book about Charles Darwin
…there are so damn many of the things already, how do you make your book different?

03-Dec-1831: Darwin’s first night aboard HMS Beagle
Darwin records his experimentations with a hammock.
29-Jan-1839: Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood
On 29th January 1839, after a short courtship and engagement, Charles Darwin married his cousin Emma Wedgwood at St Peter's Church, Maer, Staffordshire.
14-May-1856: Darwin starts writing his ‘big species book’
On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that, on the advice of his friend Charles Lyell, after almost 20 years exploring the subject, he had finally begun writing a ‘sketch’ of his ideas on species.
If humans evolved from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys?
This is a question frequently posed by creationists—and quite often by perfectly rational people…
13-Jan-1833: The day HMS Beagle nearly sank
Charles Darwin’s closest brush with death during the Beagle voyage came on Sunday 13th January 1833, near that most infamous of nautical perils, Cape Horn.