Newsletters
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Newsletter No. 22: ‘I ought to stick to Orchids’
Darwin on Abraham Lincoln • Darwin’s photograph collection • Alfred Russel Wallace • neural fossils • Punctuated Equilibrium at 50 • randomness in evolution • sexual selection and speciation • pollen wars • book update • and more…
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Newsletter No. 21: ‘A large body of facts’
How Darwin politely encouraged sceptics to consider the merits of his theory—and how he was right • plus the usual recommended books and links…
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Newsletter No. 20: ‘All observation must be for or against some view…’
Darwin’s primroses destroyed! • Beagle specimens unearthed • cross-pollination • birds’ tree-of-life • beetles • seaweed • male mammals not so big after all • Frans de Waal • butterfly mimicry • William Buckland • book recommendation • another research rabbit hole!
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Newsletter No. 19: ‘Ruinous propensity’
Darwin’s 215th birthday • moths to the flame • Darwin’s personal library • caterpillars and blue tits • more moths • Hell chickens • the birth of the moon • navel gazing • book recommendations • and more…
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Newsletter No. 17: ‘The man behind the mythology’
Coming out of hiatus • Darwin’s correspondence • Darwin and Wallace’s friendship • Darwin-related articles • and more…
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Newsletter No. 16: ‘Pilgrimages and plans’
A bumper Christmas edition of Darwin-related goodies.
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Newsletter No. 16: Bonus links
Some good stuff there wasn’t space for in newsletter No. 16.
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Newsletter No. 15: ‘Darwinian associations’
…everything has a Darwin connection!
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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’ necks • whale evolution • giant tortoises • platypus conspiracy • book recommendations • and more…
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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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Newsletter No. 12: ‘A comparatively free man’
A poorly Darwin writes to his cousin • links and book recommendations • the evolution of the eye • and more…
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Newsletter No. 11: ‘Give that man a medal!’
A contentious gong • loads of links • book recommendations • Alfred Russel Wallace’s missing ‘L‘ • and more…