The Friends of Charles Darwin

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Posts from the Friends of Charles Darwin blog.

  • It makes one’s blood boil

    Slavery still occurring in Brazil 173 years after Darwin left.

  • Such modest ambitions, Mr Darwin!

    In 1841, Darwin’s ill-health evidently left him with low expectations of his future ability to contribute to science.

  • Bon voyage

    Best wishes to film-maker, fellow Merseysider, and Friend of Charles Darwin, Graham Hughes, who this month sets off on a frankly bonkers one-year odyssey to visit every member state of the United Nations, with a few other territories thrown in for good measure to bring the grand total to a nice, round 200.

  • Darwin Year

    So, it’s finally here: 2009. Darwin Year.

  • Book Review: Darwin Slept Here

    A short review of Eric Simons’s forthcoming book, Darwin Slept Here.

  • Moleskine inspirations

    Just for a bit of inspiration, the other week I took a few images produced by scientific geniuses, resized them to fit neatly into my Moleskine notebook, printed and cut them out, and stuck them in.

  • Beagle book

    I’ve finally got round to posting areview of Keith S Thomson’s HMS Beagle: the ship that changed the course of history.

  • Hello, Republic of Nauru! 🇳🇷

    The Friends of Charles Darwin have their first member from the Republic of Nauru.

  • Hello, Dominican Republic! 🇩🇴

    The Friends of Charles Darwin have their first member from the Dominican Republic.

  • Hello, Israel! 🇮🇱

    The Friends of Charles Darwin have their first member from Israel.

  • Free papers

    Links to some interesting free papers from the Royal Society.

  • Hello, Iran! 🇮🇷

    The Friends of Charles Darwin have their first member from Iran.