Stories
- In pictures
Tree of life
Ross MacFarlane traces the ideas around Charles Darwin’s famous ‘Tree of Life’, both back to the Bible, and forward to its appropriation by the proponents of eugenics.
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Good animals, bad humans?
Could an animal be more evolved than a human? Victorian psychologists thought that in some cases the answer could be ‘yes’.
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Unravelling genetic origins from the potato to cinchona
Starting with the humble potato, Nataly Allasi Canales reveals how researchers unearth the genetic origins of modern plant varieties, and explains why their work is so important for biodiversity.
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Diagnosing OCD in the past
Mining the writings of and about famous historical figures, retrospective psychologists try to diagnose their mental health problems. But, inevitably, partial evidence is open to misinterpretation.
Catalogue
- Books
Charles Darwin's letters : a selection, 1825-1859 / edited by Frederick Burkhardt.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.Date: 1996- Books
Charles Darwin's Beagle diary / edited by Richard Darwin Keynes.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.Date: 1987- Books
Charles Darwin's 'insufferable grief' / Ralph Colp, Jr.
Colp, Ralph, Jr., 1924-2008.Date: 1987- Books
Charles Darwin / Ilse Jahn.
Jahn, Ilse.Date: 1982- Books
Charles Darwin / by Loren C. Eiseley.
Eiseley, Loren C., 1907-1977.Date: 1987