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Darwin is fantastic. Not only did he bootstrap the field of evolutionary biology despite his lack of access to modern genetics, but he also wrote about it beaut
by quotemstr 8y ago
Darwin is fantastic. Not only did he bootstrap the field of evolutionary biology despite his lack of access to modern genetics, but he also wrote about it beautifully. On the Origin of Species is still a great read and a lucid explanation of a difficult subject. He's a great person to strive to emulate.
- HelloNurse 8y agoI was particularly impressed by the part about pigeons: familiar examples used to introduce new ideas.
- toasterlovin 8y agoI never thought pigeon breeding could be an interesting subject until I read Darwin.