News & Views item - February 2009

 

 

Charles Darwin -- 200 Today. (February 12, 2009)

Below are URL's taken from the ABC's science updates.

 

== CHARLES DARWIN BIRTHDAY SPECIAL ==

 

Charles Darwin age 33 (1843) with eldest son William Erasmus, age 3.

Charles Darwin, the father of evolution was born 200 years ago today. We celebrate the man and his theory that turned the world upside down and continues to inspire discussion and debate.

INDEPTH: THE EVOLUTION OF SEX  
Are modern relationships shaped by the romantic notion of love and fidelity or much greater evolutionary urges?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/392686/683403/7566/0/

OPINION: IS HUMAN EVOLUTION OVER?  
Professor Steve Jones argues that the human race is in decline.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/392686/683403/7567/0/

FROM THE VAULT: EVOLUTION PHOTO ESSAY
Brush up on your understanding of evolutionary theory.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/392686/683403/7568/0/

UNLEASHED: DARWIN AND AUSTRALIA (Unleashed: 12/02/2009)   
Darwin's time in Australia may have had as significant an impact on the development of the man, as his shorter time in the Galapagos may have had on Darwin the scientist, writes Michael Pickering.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/392686/683403/7569/0/

UNLEASHED: EVOLUTION FOR EVERYONE (Unleashed: 12/02/2009)   
What makes evolutionary theory so powerful is the pattern of this explanation, which is the same in the cultural domain as it is in the biological domain.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/392686/683403/7570/0/

RADIO NATIONAL: CHARLES DARWIN TURNS 200   
Tune in to Radio National as the world celebrates the extraordinary legacy of the 'godfather' of evolution. You'll be surprised, challenged and engaged.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/392686/683403/7571/0/