Darwin
Electronic Books
Just for Fun
- The Genomic Dub Collective Presents The Origin of Species in Dub (A celebration of Darwin's masterpiece realized through the medium of reggae music.)
- Darwin's birthday party was held at Kennedy Library this year. Check out the pictures on the Flickr...
Darwin 200 Posters
Darwin Year
The year 2009 is the bicentennial of Darwin's birthday, and sesquicentennial of publication of his book "The Origin of Species". This site provides details on upcoming events celebrating the Year of Darwin and related websites and information.
Cal Poly Darwin Events
Winter 2009- Spring 2010
Ongoing exhibits and displays on evolution in Fisher Hall (33)
Feb 3 - 27, 2009
Darwin in the Garden Bicentennial Poster Display
Bob Field and TJ Eames
Kennedy Library Café Gallery
Feb 12, 2009
Darwin Bicentennial: Geologist and Naturalist Physics Colloquium
Bob Field
11am, 53:202
Feb 12, 2009
Darwin 200, Science Cafe
The Galapagos: not as Darwin saw them
Christy Strand, Cal Poly Biological Science Assistant Professor
3-4pm, Library Cafe Lounge
Feb 14, 2009
Exploring Evolution: Leaning Pine Arboretum Tour
Bob Field 10:15am-12pm, meet Poly Plant Shop on Via Carta
Feb 20, 2009
Biology Department Invited Speaker
Genome size evolution in plants: patterns, consequences, and mechanisms
Charley Knight, Cal Poly State University
11am, Fisher Hall (33) Room 254
May 22, 2009
Biology Department Invited Speaker
Evolution and conservation of native bees
Gordon Frankie, UC Berkeley
11am, Fisher Hall (33) Room 254
May 29, 2009
Biology Department Invited Speaker
Genomics of host and parasite: evolutionary dynamics of the Mycoplasma epizootic in House Finches
Scott Edwards, Harvard University
11am, Fisher Hall (33) Room 254
Fall 2009
Biology Department Reading Group (BIO 472 - Seminar)
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin
Instructor: John Perrine
Nov 2009
Inherit the Wind: Movie and Discussion
Synopsis: Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories of evolution. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.
Hosted by Cal Poly Biology Faculty and Student Groups
TBD: specific date, time and location
Winter 2010
Biology Department Reading Group (BIO 472 - Seminar)
The Origin of Species by Darwin
Instructor: TBA
Spring 2010
Biology Department Reading Group (BIO 472 - Seminar)
The Malay Archipelago by Wallace
Instructor: TBA
Please email COSAM Librarian, Jeanine Scaramozzino at jscaramo@calpoly.edu with additional Darwin events.
Websites
Natural History Museum (London) Darwin resource page.
University of California Museum of Paleontology (Berkeley) evolutionary biology and Darwin-specific sites.
Darwin: Darwin's Dangerous Idea Program from the PBS series Evolution.
Galapagos: A Brief History The "laboratory" history of the Galapagos Islands is told, including the role of Darwin and evolution.
Darwin Year 2009 Information about Charles Darwin and worldwide celebrations of Darwin's year.
Nature's Darwin 200 Nature news special provides continuously updated news, research and analysis on Darwin's life, his science and his legacy.
Please email jscaramo@calpoly.edu with additional Darwin websites.
Other Naturalists
Alfred Russel Wallace: A Capsule Biography A discussion about Darwin is not complete without an exploration of Alfred Russel Wallace.
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