Writing tagged: ‘charles darwin’
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Landmark decision
UK government withdraws its nomination of Downe as a World Heritage Site.
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18-Jun-1858: Wallace’s bombshell
On 18th June 1858, Charles Darwin received the biggest bombshell of his scientific career: it looked as if he was about to be scooped!
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Bee haviour
In which I repeat some observations made by Darwin 166 years earlier.
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31-May-1837: Darwin on coral reefs
On 31st May 1837, Charles Darwin presented his theory of coral reef formation.
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Victorian Pessimism
On last week’s ‘In Our Time’.
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24-Oct-1852: Darwin on the new miracle substance, chloroform
‘The grandest & most blessed of discoveries.’
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How about a nice little book on pigeons?
How (supposedly) Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ was nearly not published.
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Reversing Darwin
In which Gould, Dawkins and Darwin all make a contribution.
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23-Apr-1851: The death of a daughter
On the death of Charles and Emma Darwin’s oldest daughter.
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The Expression of Emotions in Darwin
Darwin comments on two portraits of himself.
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A small patch of lawn
One of Darwin’s experiments is being repeated by a blogger.
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Disinherit the Wind
Darwin’s famous flatulence nothing but burps?