Tag: Darwin
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PBS Eons: Darwin’s Unexpected Final Obsession
https://youtu.be/hEkbSV8aYrs PBS Eons has a new episode. This one is about Charles Darwin and his quest to understand… worms. After having solved the small matter of evolution by natural selection – becoming one of the most famous scientists in the world in the process – Charles Darwin turned his focus to a different personal obsession……
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Happy Darwin Day 2023!
Happy Darwin Day 2023! Today is Charles Darwin’s 213th birthday. Head on over to the International Darwin Day website. Here is what it’s about.. International Darwin Day on February 12th will inspire people throughout the globe to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as…
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PBS Eons: These Creatures Were Darwin’s Greatest Enemy
PBS Eons has a new episode on Youtube. This one covers one of Darwins "favorite" animals. They may not look like much, but beneath that shell lies an evolutionary mystery – one that stumped the biggest names in natural history for over a hundred years.
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PBS Eons: Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose
PBS Eons has a new episode. This one discusses some evidence of evolution that was missed by Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage but instead of discovering its fascinating evolutionary story, he just knocked it on the head with his geology hammer.
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Happy Darwin Day 2022!
Happy Darwin Day 2022! Today is Charles Darwin’s 213th birthday. Head on over to the International Darwin Day website. Here is what it’s about… International Darwin Day on February 12th will inspire people throughout the globe to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as…
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PBS Eons: The Creature That Stumped Darwin
PBS Eons has a new episode. This one is about Toxodon and its evolutionary history. Toxodon was one of the last members of a lineage that vanished 11,000 years ago after thriving in isolation for millions of years. And its fossils would inspire a revolutionary thinker to tackle a bigger mystery than Toxodon itself:…
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Happy 211th Birthday, Charles Darwin!
Happy 211th Birthday, Charles Darwin! There are events scheduled for Darwin Day 2021. By Henry Maull (1829–1914) and John Fox (1832–1907)
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Happy Darwin Day 2017
Today is Charles Darwin’s Birthday. He was born on February 12th, 1809, which incidentally is also Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Go to darwinday.org or Facebook/DarwinDay to find celebrations in your area.
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Happy Darwin Day!
Today is Charles Darwin’s 207th birthday. There’s a web page to commemorate the day. The event list is long and varied… Get out and celebrate Science!
