Category Archives: Charles Darwin

Here’s an excerpt from the US congressional record documenting Pete Stark’s presentation of House Resolution 81 on “Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2011, as Darwin Day and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity”. This is … Continue reading →

202 years ago today Charles Darwin was born. Everyone knows him as the man who changed the world and the way we see ourselves by way of the theory of evolution. Darwin was more than a scientist, however, he was … Continue reading →

To be honest, I never thought I would live to see the day when even the name “Charles Darwin” would be uttered in the USA congress. I am happy to report that I did live to see the day. Yesterday … Continue reading →

This is a reposting of a post I wrote a few years back (here). It’s worth reposting since most people tend not to think of Darwin as a theoretical biologist. Most rational people would agree that Charles Darwin was one … Continue reading →

There are many reasons for celebrating Darwin Day this Sunday. Why do I celebrate Darwin Day? About 150 years ago Charles Darwin published his Origin of Species where he presented the evolutionary theory to the world. He was before his … Continue reading →

Darwin week is here. This Sunday, February 12, Charles Darwin is turning 201 years young. This is from the “Mario’s Entangled Bank” blog (http://pineda-krch.com) of Mario Pineda-Krch, a theoretical biologist at the University of Alberta.

Chuckie ‘D’ says: Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that, from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for … Continue reading →

Top ten reasons why we love Darwin from the twittersphere. RT @sillypunk: #ilovedarwin because his prose made science not only interesting but beautiful. ‘There is grandeur in this view of life’ RT @madlolscientist @kejames #ilovedarwin because he followed the facts wherever … Continue reading →

Chuckie ‘D’ says: I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars. This is from the “Mario’s Entangled Bank” blog … Continue reading →

Chuckie ‘D’ says: Nature is prodigal of time. She scrutinises every muscle, vessel, nerve. Every habit, instinct, shade of constitution. There will be no caprice, no favouring. This is from the “Mario’s Entangled Bank” blog ( http://pineda-krch.com ) of Mario … Continue reading →

Stumbled across this Darwin Day trailer from the classroom of Miss Baker (also here). Check out beautiful artwork at 0.29 seconds…, it has an eerie resemblance to this. This is from the “Mario’s Entangled Bank” blog ( http://pineda-krch.com ) of … Continue reading →

Chuckie ‘D’ says: One day, on tearing off some old bark, I saw two rare beetles, and seized one in each hand. Then I saw a third and new kind, which I could not bear to lose, so I popped … Continue reading →