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...politics, and the rise of signaling theory in biology. Both depended on the same insight: individuals work hard mostly because they want to show off to others, not for the good of the group. This tendency holds true in both organic evolution and human economics ... We've known since Darwin that animals are basically machines for survival and reproduction; now we also know that animals achieve much of their survival and reproductive success through self-advertisement, self-marketing and self-promotion...
...Seventh of April 1952, Went to the zoo. I said to him, 'Something about that chimpanzee over there reminds me of you.'" - Writing as Charles Darwin's wife (The World's Wife...
...words, and I vet all the comments so we aren't plagued with the half-witted immaturity of so many blogs. I also respond top a lot of them. A discussion of Evolution vs. Creationism has so far topped 3,000 literate, thoughtful comments across three entries. Darwin is one of my heroes...
Retrace a few of Charles Darwin's steps - 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the naturalist's birth - on International Expeditions's 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands. You'll spot iguanas, giant tortoises and penguins. You'll hike up ancient volcanoes, snorkel with sea lions and visit the Charles Darwin Research Center. Your 32-passenger ship's small size means it can visit islands like Genovesa (Tower) Island, which boasts one of the most diverse bird populations in the Galapagos. Book the May 15, May 29, June 5 or June 26 Galapagos trips...
...Core Curriculum into thematic General Education areas. Moreover, as Etienne Benson, a graduate student who chairs Harvard’s animal history group, notes, the multidisciplinary nature of animal studies fosters dialogue. At a recent meeting of the group, Aramont Professor of the History of Science and Darwin scholar Janet Browne engaged with MIT cultural historian Harriet Ritvo on the history of sheep domestication in England...