Writing tagged: ‘charles darwin’
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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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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 17 • 1869’
Researching human evolution, human and animal emotions, and sexual selection.
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Charles Darwin’s book-writing process
Charles Darwin’s approach to book-writing went through four key stages…
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Modesty and candour: the Darwin-Wallace friendship
To mark the 200th anniversary of Wallace’s birth, an article exploring the friendship between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
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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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Charles Darwin’s note-making system
An exploration of how Darwin kept track of his various notes, enabling him to produce a huge body of work.
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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…