Happy Darwin Day

In my humble opinion, the gentleman pictured at the left is one of the greatest thinkers and scientists that ever lived.

Copernicus moved the earth from the center of the universe. Darwin finished the job of putting humans in their proper place in the universe that Copernicus started. We are better for it.

It's a beautiful world. To appreciate its beauty doesn't need Darwin. To understand the principles of the physical world, we needed Copernicus to set us on the road. To start on the road to biological understanding we needed Darwin in the same way. But Copernicus needed Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe. Darwin was Copernicus, Kepler and Brahe all rolled into one.

Because of Darwin, we have an idea of where we came from and where we're going.

Thanks.

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Darwin Links
Appreciating Evolution
Darwin Online
Darwin's Galapagos
Galapagos Pink Iguana
Extending Darwinism
Evolution and Emancipation
NYT on Darwin
Wallace's Treasure Chest
Devolve Me
No Neanderthal/Human Hybrids

Political Links
Scientists Disappointed at Science Funding

My Heart Bleeds
Living on $500k in NYC

Wall of Idiots
Do Good Medicine. Get Sued.

Links of Interest
V: The Future of Music and here and here
V: Mandolin as Art
V: Chapel of Bones
V: New Monkey Study
V: Living Helping Hands
Rethinking SETI
How to Avoid Choking
Russian and US Satellites Collide
Air Powered Hybrids
Amish Hackers
Views of a Magnetar
Orphaned British Botanical Paintings
The Lab for Humanistic Fabrication and here
The Steel Yard: Providence, RI
School of Tinkering and here
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

DIY
Guitar Tats
Free Electronic Samples
Fun with Sticky Notes
Designing Automata
Skittles Vodka