To celebrate this anniversary there is a small display about Darwin, and several related books, in the display case at the entrance to the Stirling Campus Library.
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Through a combination of meticulous observation and innovative thinking, Darwin came up with an explanation for the incredible variety of living things: that evolution was driven by natural selection. At the same time he revolutionised the way humans think about ourselves and our place amongst the species we share the planet with.
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If you can’t make it into the Library to see the display, you can find further information about the anniversary at:
- http://www.darwin200.org
- http://www.darwin2009.cam.ac.uk
- http://www.darwinday.org
- http://www.darwinbicentennial.org
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Closer to home our own School of Biological and Environmental Sciences is hosting a special series of short talks to celebrate this important birthday: Thursday February 12th, at 1.00 pm in room 4U5, Cottrell Building.
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For more Darwin related resources see:
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- The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online: http://darwin-online.org.uk
- Darwin Correspondence Project: http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk
- Scientific American, Special Issue on evolution, January 2009: http://www.sciam.com/sciammag/?contents=2009-01
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The BBC is broadcasting a series of Darwin related television and radio programmes. Several of these are available to watch again on the BBC’s iPlayer service. http://www.bbc.co.uk/darwin/
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