Happy Darwin Day, everyone! To participate in the celebration of science and reason on the anniversa
Happy Darwin Day, everyone! To participate in the celebration of science and reason on the anniversary of Darwin’s birthday, let’s turn to a 2009 issue of BioScience and debunk the top 10 myths about Charles.As a boy Darwin was good only for “shooting, dogs, and rat-catching"Darwin was a “mere companion” to Captain Robert FitzRoy on the HMS BeagleDarwin’s epiphany about natural selection came while visiting the Galápagos IslandsDarwin stole the credit for natural selection from Alfred Russel WallacePopulation thinkingDual criteria for classification: Genealogy and similarityGradual change is slow and steadyHuman evolution was shaped mainly by natural selectionSexual selection is all about how many offspring you leaveDarwin was a confirmed atheist who had a deathbed conversion to ChristianityCheck out the article for all the info on these myths and why they exist. -- source link
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