Chapter 9: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
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A sense of unease.
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January 31, 2009
January 29, 2009
Chapter 8: Hybridism
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Into the fact-swamp.
Posted by John Whitfield at 8:45 AM • 5 Comments •
January 27, 2009
Chapter 7: Instinct
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Mucking about with reality.
Posted by John Whitfield at 6:30 AM • 7 Comments •
January 23, 2009
Chapter 6: Difficulties with Theory
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See Darwin wrestle.
Posted by John Whitfield at 8:40 AM • 9 Comments •
January 21, 2009
Chapter 5: Laws of Variation
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To a man with a hammer, said Mark Twain, everything looks like a nail. The better your hammer, I would add, the more nail-like everything looks. In natural selection, Darwin had crafted one of the best hammers of all time....
Posted by John Whitfield at 9:00 AM • 5 Comments •
January 19, 2009
Chapter 4: Natural Selection
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After the martini, the nut loaf.
Posted by John Whitfield at 8:50 AM • 8 Comments •
January 16, 2009
Chapter 3: Struggle for Existence
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Fight! Fight! Fight!
Posted by John Whitfield at 8:55 AM • 10 Comments •
January 14, 2009
Chapter 2: Variation Under Nature
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Here's a project for a playful biology grad student with some time on his or her hands. Take chapter 2 of the Origin of Species, 'Variation Under Nature', and modernize the language. Toss in a few figures and some contemporary...
Posted by John Whitfield at 8:12 AM • 11 Comments •
January 12, 2009
Chapter 1: Variation Under Domestication
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Man, this guy didn't know anything.
Posted by John Whitfield at 8:30 AM • 28 Comments •
January 9, 2009
Introduction
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What's the first living thing named in the Origin of Species?
Posted by John Whitfield at 9:00 AM • 18 Comments •
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