Researching human evolution, human and animal emotions, and sexual selection.
Writing tagged: ‘origin of species’
Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 2 • 1868’
Researching human evolution and expressions, and revising ‘On the Origin of Species’.
Charles Darwin’s book-writing process
Charles Darwin’s approach to book-writing went through four key stages…
Charles Darwin’s note-making system
An exploration of how Darwin kept track of his various notes, enabling him to produce a huge body of work.
Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)
…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
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.
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.
Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’, second edition facsimile
A faithful(ish) copy of the original.
Newsletter No. 4: ‘Giant leaps’
Apollo 11 · Origin of Species · Richard Owen · Charles Lyell · sloths · lice · deaf moths · pregnant lizards · puppy eyes · palaeoanthropology · book reviews · heads on spikes!
Book review: Evolutionary edition of ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Simon Phillipson
An aesthetically pleasing volume, indicating how Darwin’s great work on evolution itself evolved.
Book review: ‘Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species’ by Sabina Radeva
Darwin’s theory of evolution by means of natural selection explained for young children.
Newsletter No. 2: ‘Writing with a dip pen’
Our second newsletter marks the 159th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’…