A Darwin-themed activity book for children.
Writing tagged: ‘reviews’
Film review: ‘Creation: the true story of Charles Darwin’
An entertaining film (if you ignore the paranormal nonsense).
Documentary review: ‘Galápagos: the Islands that Changed the World’
Totally awesome three-part series about some rather special islands.
Film review: ‘The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists’
In which I dismiss any charges of historical inaccuracy against the latest Aardman animation.
Book review: ‘Parasite Rex’ by Carl Zimmer
Inside the bizarre world of nature’s most dangerous creatures.
Book review: ‘The Flight of the Iguana’ by David Quammen
A sidelong view of science and nature
Book review: ‘The Song of the Dodo’ by David Quammen
Island biogeography in an age of extinctions.
Book review: ‘Monster of God’ by David Quammen
The man-eating predator in the jungles of history and the mind
Book review: ‘The Reluctant Mr Darwin’ by David Quammen
An intimate portrait of Charles Darwin and the making of his theory of evolution.
Book review: ‘Alfred Russel Wallace: a Life’ by Peter Raby
A very readable biography about the ‘co-discoverer’ of Natural Selection—the man who nearly scooped Darwin.
Book review: ‘Your Inner Fish’ by Neil Shubin
A journey into the 3.5 billion-year history of the human body.
Book review: ‘Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, adventure, and swimming iguana's in Charles Darwin's South America’ by Eric Simons
Young travel writer follows in the footsteps of Darwin.