Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
As I noted in my Hili post, today is Evolution Day: the anniversary of the day on which Darwin published The Origin in 1859. It’s one the book I’ve read more than any other: I used to go through it once a year or so, but it’s been about three years now. My copy of the first … Continue reading Thread: On the “On the Origin of Species”
by Greg Mayer John van Wyhe of the National University of Singapore, and founder and chief editor of the essential Darwin Online and Wallace Online websites, has just published a new book on Wallace, Dispelling the Darkness: Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the Discovery of Evolution by Wallace and Darwin (World Scientific Publishing, Singapore). … Continue reading Wallace: Dispelling the Darkness
by Greg Mayer A new history of evolutionary biology before Darwin, Darwin’s Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution by Rebecca Stott, appeared earlier this summer, and an interview with the author appeared in yesterday’s New York Times (it was posted to the Times‘ website several days earlier). I must admit that the subtitle made me … Continue reading Darwin’s Ghosts
