Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. To mark the occasion, The New York Times has provided a video of a singing Darwin impersonator. The talented chap who does this is Richard Milner, a historian of science and Darwin specialist who was a boyhood buddy of the late Stephen Jay Gould. Today's Times has an excellent Op-Ed column on Darwin by Olivia Judson. (If you're not already registered for the Times on-line, you'll be asked to register before you can read the column. It takes only a minute, and it's free.)
Darwin was born on the same day as Abraham Lincoln: February 12, 1809.
Where have I been? I just learned today that February 12th is also Darwin's b'day.
ReplyDeletei plan to celebrate by evolving.
ReplyDeletefrightening item of note: according to cnn.com, only 14% of americans believe in darwinian evolution. what the hell century is this?