Blog For Darwin

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165 bloggers participated in the Blog For Darwin "blog carnival" (or "blog swarm") February 12th-15th in celebration of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth (February 12th, 1809). Hailing from the Galapagos, Catalonia, Britain, Turkey, the US, and elsewhere, participants included paleontologists, poets, geneticists, visual artists, biologists, members of the clergy, nanotechnology experts, historians, oceanographers, and others. For easier reference all submissions will eventually be categorized by topic (e.g., "Darwin Aboard the Beagle), type (e.g., "Essay," "Illustration"), or both.

Happy 200th Bday, Mr. Darwin!

Dolma33 presents Happy 200th Bday, Mr. Darwin! posted at Dolma33 ...goes to Galápagos!

A Chaos of Delight

M presents A Chaos of Delight posted at Curious Expeditions.

Bir Fikrin Gücü

Aragon presents Bir Fikrin Gücü posted at Evrim Çalışkanları.

From the author of Evrim Olgusu (Turkish, "The Fact of Evolution").

bones murmur

Amy Fichter presents bones murmur (blog for darwin) posted at flesh & gravity.

It was when I first drew a life-size skeleton that I became mesmerized by bones--and also seriously curious about what I had always been taught about the "higher" nature of humans over animals. Since then, I have been an artist, and through my art-making, a lover of science. I am completely amazed and grateful for the work Darwin carried out and for those who found his work believable, obvious even (after he helped us see it). These photographs are of a paddlefish skeleton I found washed ashore on the banks of the Mississippi River this past summer. I am a bone collector, a bone drawer, and a bone photographer. Thanks for allowing me to participate in the celebration of Charles Darwin. Happy 200th Birthday!

Darwin en los periódicos

Manuel Hernández Fernández presents Darwin en los periódicos posted at Más Allá de Somosaguas (UCM) Beyond Somosaguas.

Completando a Charles Darwin

Manuel Hernández Fernández presents Completando a Charles Darwin posted at Más Allá de Somosaguas (UCM) Beyond Somosaguas.

Darwin y la Tercera Cultura (2006): Eduard Punset

Manuel Hernández Fernández presents Darwin y la Tercera Cultura (2006): Eduard Punset posted at Documentales-MHF.

Charles Darwin, the Emetophobe's Hero

Vicky presents Charles Darwin, the Emetophobe's Hero posted at TGAW.

Happy Darwin Day!

Sheri L. Williamson presents Happy Darwin Day! posted at Life, Birds, and Everything.

Songwriters pay tribute to the man and his ideas.

The Day Before Darwin Day: Charles, At Home

Tom Levenson presents The Day Before Darwin Day: Charles, At Home posted at The Inverse Square Blog.

A Bit of Housekeeping

Tom Levenson presents A Bit of Housekeeping. posted at So Simple a Beginning.

Background to the editions of the origin and to the project dedicated to reading the Origin

Ship's Naturalist? Oh, Really?

Tom Levenson presents Ship's Naturalist? Oh, Really? posted at So Simple a Beginning.

Darwin and the eye

Mason Posner presents Darwin and the eye posted at A Fish Eye View.

First Thoughts on Re-reading the Origin

Tom Levenson presents First Thoughts on Re-reading the Origin posted at So Simple a Beginning.

Darwin and Wallace - Letters Around the Origin V

Adrian Thysse, FCD presents Evolving Complexity: Darwin and Wallace - Letters Around the Origin V posted at Evolving Complexity.

What Darwin Said/Wrote on His 50th Birthday

Tom Levenson presents What Darwin Said/Wrote on His 50th Birthday. posted at The Inverse Square Blog.

Myth 3: Darwin was a Lamarckian

John Wilkins presents Myth 3: Darwin was a Lamarckian posted at Evolving Thoughts.

To compete or to cooperate? That is the question.

Arjay presents To compete or to cooperate? That is the question. posted at Future Earth.

If we cooperate can we survive and thrive?

They join us in numbers too many to count

Andrew presents They join us in numbers too many to count. posted at Southern Fried Science.

What would Darwin think?

Zen Faulkes presents NeuroDojo: What would Darwin think? posted at NeuroDojo.

İyi ki doğdun Darwin!

Aranel Surion presents İyi ki doğdun Darwin! | Aranel Surion'un Blogu posted at Aranel Surion'un Blogu.

The Persistent Divisiveness of Darwin

Michael White presents The Persistent Divisiveness of Darwin posted at Scientific Blogging.

At 200, Darwin is as Divisive as Ever

Aberdeen-(Part I) Cafe Sci

Kelley Swain presents Aberdeen-(Part I) Cafe Sci  posted at Poetry, Science, and Other Tales of Writing.

Happy Birthday Chuck! A Sermon for Evolution Weekend

Robert Cornwall presents Happy Birthday Chuck! A Sermon for Evolution Weekend posted at Ponderings on a Faith Journey.

Sermon given at Central Woodward Christian Church of Troy, MI

Sharks and evolution

David Shiffman presents Blogging for Darwin: Sharks and evolution posted at Southern Fried Science.

Darwin and Lincoln

Kent Holsinger presents Darwin and Lincoln posted at Uncommon Ground.

What is a species anyway?

David Shiffman presents Blogging for Darwin: What is a species anyway? posted at Southern Fried Science.

Darwin's Degenerates - Evolution's Finest

Christie Wilcox presents Observations of a Nerd: Darwin's Degenerates - Evolution's Finest posted at Observations of a Nerd.

The Mouse Trap: On Reading Darwin

Sandeep Gautam presents The Mouse Trap: On Reading Darwin posted at The Mouse Trap.

on the expression of emotions in man and animals

A View From the Pulpit

BCSE presents Blog for Darwin - A View From the Pulpit posted at British Centre for Science Education.

This an examination of Darwin and his work from an Anglican Christian perspective.

On the origin of... species?

steffi suhr presents On the origin of... species? posted at Science behind the scenes.

Some notes on species concept and the role of taxonomy.

Jellyfish for Darwin

Shirl presents Jellyfish for Darwin posted at shirls gardenwatch.

A curious case of convergent evolution?

Andrew presents A curious case of convergent evolution? posted at Southern Fried Science.

Entangled Banks

Mike Powers presents Entangled Banks posted at The Feather and the Flower.

Mutation, selection and metastasis

Martin Fenner presents Mutation, selection and metastasis posted at Gobbledygook.

Some words about and pics from "Creation"

Michael D. Barton presents Some words about and pics from "Creation" posted at The Dispersal of Darwin.

Photos from Darwin Day at the Museum of the Rockies

Michael D. Barton presents Photos from Darwin Day at the Museum of the Rockies posted at The Dispersal of Darwin.

Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent

John presents Repost: Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent posted at A DC Birding Blog.

Mr. Darwin & the Tortoise

Art Robins of ArtRobins.com presents this illustration. Click to view it at full size and enjoy all the detail.

Darwin, Wallace y la Teoría de la evolución

Andrea Naranjo presents Darwin, Wallace y la Teoría de la evolución posted at Luna Antagónica.

Darwin's year - the flames of debate but dialogue too - Philosophy and Life

Mark Vernon presents Darwin's year - the flames of debate but dialogue too - Philosophy and Life posted at Philosophy and Life.

Darwin and Poetry

Emily Ballou presents Darwin and Poetry posted at emilyballou.com/blog.

See also, "The Darwin Poems."

Chapter 02 - Rio de Janeiro

Joel Rein presents Chapter 02 - Rio de Janeiro posted at Moth Eyes.

A review of Chapter 2 of The Voyage of the Beagle - in this chapter, Darwin criticizes slavery and examines the invertebrates he finds in great quantity in the Rio area.

Thanks Darwin - the rest is up to us

Asa M Larsson presents Thanks Darwin - the rest is up to us posted at Ting och Tankar.

Charles Darwin never ascribed to the notion "survival of the fittest", but the cultural background in the West meant that while his proof of evolution was accepted, his nuanced approach to natural selection was not really understood. It is hard for us to accept that we are not the end result of a progressive process, just another organism trying to stay ahead of diseases and disasters.

A New Challenge: Reading for Darwin

MK Sandford presents A New Challenge: Reading for Darwin posted at FIELDNOTES BY DOC.

Shave the Beagle!

zayzayem presents Shave the Beagle! posted at It's Alive!!.

14th February 1834

Roger R. presents 14th February 1834 posted at Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary.

A week on one page... for the 14th Feb, Darwin records in his diary the events of the week 14th-21st.

Advice to a Young (or Old) Scholar: Reading Darwin, Part 1

MK Sandford presents Advice to a Young (or Old) Scholar: Reading Darwin, Part 1 posted at FIELDNOTES BY DOC.

Darwin Days: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Jennifer Rae Atkins presents Darwin Days: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) posted at The Daily Mammal. Click the image to enlarge it.

I'm in the beginning stages of a long-term project to draw every mammal species on earth. (There are 5,000. At a rate of one mammal a day, it will take 14 years.) For Darwin's bicentennial, I'm focusing on mammals that he mentioned in his work, with drawings and discussions of the principles he used the mammals to illustrate.