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Smithsonian December 2005 Frank J. Sulloway |
The Evolution of Charles Darwin A creationist when he visited the Galapagos Islands, the great naturalist grasped the full significance of the unique wildlife he found there only well after he had returned to London. |
Outside September 2006 Bruce Barcott |
The Evolution Revolution Our greatest science writers take on intelligent design in books that explore the theories of Charles Darwin and the 21st-century consequences of not believing |
Science News January 31, 2009 Tom Siegfried |
Book Review: Charles Darwin: The 'Beagle' Letters, Frederick Burkhardt, Editor Charles Darwin was a prolific letter writer -- not unusual in his day, of course, before telephones, e-mail and Facebook. |
Chemistry World February 2011 |
My hero: The greatest influences of chemistry Nobel laureates Aaron Ciechanover, who won the 2004 Nobel prize in chemistry with Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation, talks about Charles Darwin. |
Scientific American February 2006 Michael Shermer |
It's Dogged as Does It Retracing Darwin's footsteps in the Galapagos shatters a myth but reveals how revolutions in science actually evolve |
Chemistry World January 7, 2015 Erin Withans |
Undeniable: evolution and the science of creation Bill Nye's Undeniable is an account of Darwin's theory of evolution with a good overview of the scientific research that make evolution, in Nye's view, 'undeniable'. |
Science News Josh Korenblat |
Book Review: Darwin's Sacred Cause: How A Hatred Of Slavery Shaped Darwin's Views On Human Evolution By Adrian Desmond And James Moore / Science News Adrian Desmond and James Moore, who received acclaim for a 1991 Darwin biography, persuasively show Darwin as a great unifier. |
D-Lib December 2006 John van Wyhe |
D-Lib Featured Collection December 2006: The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online The largest collection of Darwin's writings ever published is appearing free of charge on the website The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. |
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 |
Elementary, My Dear Watson The world celebrates the golden anniversary of the double helix. |
Science News May 20, 2006 |
Science Safari: Darwin and Evolution This online exhibit is a fascinating account of how Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution and how that theory is regarded today. |
Salon.com March 12, 2002 Alison Motluk |
"Genes, Girls and Gamow" by James D. Watson A brilliant biologist's embarrassing new memoir reveals that even with a Nobel prize under his belt, a 24-year-old geek finds it hard to get laid... |
Chemistry World June 12, 2015 Vicki Marshall |
The vital question: why is life the way it is? Despite saying the book is for the general reader, The vital question is not written as a typical popular science book. It is perhaps aimed at an audience engaged with biochemistry research. |
Science News January 31, 2009 Tom Siegfried |
Darwin's Natural Selection Redefined The Idea Of Design Charles Darwin is not around today to explain his views to critics who decry evolution on religious grounds. But among his voluminous writings are occasional passages that indicate how he might have answered if questions were posed to him today. |
Geotimes February 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Geomedia Museums: Darwin's Life and Work on Exhibit... Books: Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories, and Mystery... Grand Canyon: Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle... |
Smithsonian November 2005 Robert Wright |
35 Who Made a Difference: Edward O. Wilson Someday, Wilson believes, the cause-and-effect principles of psychology will rest solidly and specifically on those of biology, which will rest with equal security on principles of biochemistry and molecular biology, and so on down the line to particle physics. |
Geotimes October 2005 Michael Roberts |
On Darwin's Trail Details from a three-day trip replicating where Darwin went on his geological trip around Wales with geologist Adam Sedgwick. |
Inc. March 2006 Donna Fenn |
The Latest Boardroom Darwinism Charles Darwin's ideas about survival of the fittest and natural selection have become the management metaphors of the moment. |
Scientific American December 2008 John Rennie |
Dynamic Darwinism: Evolution Theory Thrives Today The naturalist would approve of how evolutionary science continues to improve |
Salon.com February 28, 2001 Larry Arnhart |
Assault on evolution The religious right takes its best scientific shot at Darwin with "intelligent design" theory... |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
James Watson and Francis Crick: Cracking The Code Of Life The 1953 discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, the building block of all life, transformed biology. And the Cold War and male chauvinism played roles in solving the DNA riddle |
Wired December 2004 |
Rants + Raves Letters to the editor: Darwin vs. intelligent design... The Long Tail... Response to climate change... etc. |
Wired October 2004 Evan Ratliff |
The Crusade Against Evolution In the beginning there was Darwin. And then there was intelligent design. How the next generation of "creation science" is invading America's classrooms. |
Geotimes May 2006 |
Geomedia Maps: Mapping the Seafloor for Everyone... Books: Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial... Charles Darwin, Geologist... etc. |
Bio-IT World March 8, 2005 Melissa Trudinger |
Craig Venter: In Darwin's Wake Since leaving Celera Genomics in 2003, J. Craig Venter has turned his attention from mining the human genome to exploring the life forms of the oceans. Here, he talks about his voyage. |
Scientific American December 2006 Jonathan Weiner |
Darwin at the Zoo Did humans invent right and wrong, or are these feelings part of the inheritance from our primate ancestors? Frans de Waal addresses this issue in his book Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved... All Things Reconsidered by Roger T. Peterson... etc. |
Outside February 2009 Jason Daley |
Required Reading Journalist Eric Simons celebrates a refreshingly different Charles Darwin in his book Darwin Slept Here... Jeffrey Tayler chronicles a 7,200-mile journey from Red Square to Tiananmen Square in his book Murderers in Mausoleums... |
Geotimes December 2005 |
Geomedia Spinning Around the Globe Online... Books -- The Raging Sea: The Powerful Account of the Worst Tsunami in U.S. History, by Dennis M. Powers... Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz and the Meaning of Coral, by David Dobbs... etc. |
CIO May 15, 2006 Jeremy Kirk |
IT Unlocks the Origin of Darwin's Theory The concept of variation - meaning differences within a species necessary for its survival as a whole - was first observed by John Stevens Henslow, who trained Darwin to observe variations between the species. |
Fast Company November 1999 Harriet Rubin |
Only the Paranoid Survive Forget Andy Grove's famous saying about the power of paranoia. Neo-Darwinist Helena Cronin says that competition today favors the generous. |
Scientific American February 2009 Michelle Press |
Scientific American Reviews: In Search of Time Author Dan Falk states that comprehension of time is what sets humans apart from animals in his book In Search of Time... Astronomer and author Alan Boss predicts that CoRoT and Kepler will discover abundant Earths in his new book... etc. |
Fast Company April 2012 |
Fast Fixes February 2012 Corrections from February's "Generation Flux" and March's 2012 Most Innovative Companies issues. |
Knowledge@Wharton July 2, 2003 |
IBM and its Legendary Founder: Flawed Genius Kevin Maney's "The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM" is extraordinarily well-researched and balanced. He brings Watson to life, blemishes and all. |
Scientific American October 2007 Michael Shermer |
The Really Hard Science To be of true service to humanity, science must be an exquisite blend of data, theory and narrative. |
Science News January 31, 2009 Elizabeth Quill |
Book Review: Freaks Of Nature - What Anomalies Tell Us About Development And Evolution By Mark S. Blumberg A professor of psychology and editor in chief of Behavioral Neuroscience, argues that scientists haven't given nature's oddities enough attention. |
Wired March 2006 Howe et al. |
Trackback Blogging is so punk rock... Bill, you're no miss Cleo... The origin of Darwin... What happens in Vegas... Moore's life and law revisited... Easy as pie... Misfit minstrels... Can Microsoft save the net?... |
Science News May 9, 2009 |
Letters / Science News Lamarck overshadowed by Darwin. |
Wired December 2002 Gregg Easterbrook |
The New Convergence After centuries of battle, scientists and theologians are finally forging a grand unified theory. As the era of biotechnology dawns, scientists realize they're stepping into territory best navigated with the aid of philosophers and theologians. |
Scientific American September 2006 Steve Mirsky |
Requiem for a Heavyweight A Galapagos tortoise's heart, which began beating when Abraham Lincoln was barely out of his teens, finally stopped on June 23. Biologists say Harriet was over 175 years old. |
Salon.com May 4, 2001 Fiona Morgan |
Louisiana calls Darwin a racist The state Legislature casts him in the same league as Hitler. A science educator says it's going to be a rough year for evolutionists... |
Geotimes March 2005 Megan Sever |
Evolution Battles Rage School districts in Pennsylvania and Georgia are challenging evolution theory in the classroom, and now the courtroom. |
Outside March 2009 Abe Streep |
Do the Darwin On a multi-day sea-kayak trip, travelers can see the islands and the blue-footed boobies much as Darwin did. |