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Newsletter No. 9: ‘Time flies’

Darwin stamps

Stolen notebooks · DNA barcoding · butterflies · Mary Anning · flowers · cool videos · insects · snakes · mammalian evolution · book reviews

Published 12-Feb-2021
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: alice roberts, bicentennial oak, charles darwin, dna, flowers, insects, janet browne, mammals, stephen jay gould

Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in natural history.

Published 22-Oct-2020
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Books on Evolution, Science/History Books Tags: books, reviews, stephen jay gould

Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.

Published 19-Oct-2020
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Science/History Books Tags: reviews, stephen jay gould, thomas browne

Newsletter No. 8: ‘Reading for amusement’

Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus (1766–1834)

Darwin reads Malthus · mass extinctions · earthworms · Gilbert White · Lonesome George · lichen · zebras · Neanderthals · life on Venus? · bats · book reviews · and more…

Published 28-Sep-2020
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: astrobiology, bats, charles darwin, earthworms, galapagos islands, gilbert white, mass extinctions, natural selection, neanderthals, podcasts, stephen jay gould, thomas malthus, tortoises

Book review: ‘The Flamingo’s Smile’ by Stephen Jay Gould

The Flamingo's Smile

Reflections in natural history.

Published 28-Jan-2018
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Books on Evolution, Science/History Books Tags: books, evolution, reviews, stephen jay gould

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  • Newsletter 14: ‘The correct way to classify species’
    Taxonomic techniques compared • Pterosaurs • plant evolution and mega-herbivores • punctuated equilibrium • chimp vocalisations • giraffes’s necks • whale evolution • giant tortoises • platypus conspiracy • book recommendations
  • Newsletter No. 13: ‘Some excellent news’
    Some great news • How the internet is supposed to work • Darwin plays backgammon • Links and book reviews • a necessary owl

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