Writing tagged: ‘cambridge’
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Newsletter No. 16: ‘Pilgrimages and plans’
A bumper Christmas edition of Darwin-related goodies.
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Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage
A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.
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Newsletter No. 15: ‘Darwinian associations’
…everything has a Darwin connection!
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A cat among the pigeons
Could Charles Darwin really have been a moggy murderer?
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The brachiopods do not lie!
Image of Charles Darwin spotted in some brachiopods shock!
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20-Feb-1828: Charles Darwin meets Richard Dawkins!
On 20th February 1828, during his university matriculation ceremony, Charles Darwin met a certain Richard Dawkins!
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Finch by Finch
Video of artist Tolly Nason’s cast glass sculpture installation ‘Seeing the Light: Finch by Finch’, based on the beaks of Darwin’s Galápagos finch specimens.
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Baby’s first podcast
This afternoon, the Beagle Project’s Director of Science, Dr Karen James, and I recorded a podcast, which I have named ‘Messages from Above’, for reasons which will become apparent if you listen to it.
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Darwin’s beetles
The University of Cambridge Zoological Museum has a rather wonderful box of beetle specimens collected by Charles Darwin when he was at the university. Here are some photos.
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Darwin’s room
Photos from Darwin’s student room at Christ’s College, Cambridge.