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Newsletter No. 8: Reading for amusement
neanderthals
Newsletter No. 6: Building on a theory
To mark Charles Darwin’s 211th birthday, some thoughts on his 1871 classic, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, an unlikely anecdote about a snail, plus all the usual book reviews and links to Darwin-related news stories.
Newsletter No. 5: Discovery and adventure
Our fifth newsletter marks the anniversary of Charles Darwin setting sail aboard HMS Beagle.
Are you calling Neanderthal Man an idiot?
Thomas Henry Huxley on Neanderthal Man.