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  • The finches of the Galapagos, known as Darwin's finches, are the best known example, a single ancestral species from South America having given rise to 15 specialized forms in just the last two million years.

    New Flavors of Flying Capuchinos 2011

  • But more recently even disciplines in the humanities like human sexuality, psychology, social science, political science and, many argue, religious studies are being analytically dissolved in what Dennett calls Darwin's "universal acid."

    Paul Pardi: What's So New About The New Atheism? Paul Pardi 2011

  • Even Dawkins's supporters winced online over the awkward, unforgettable moment on digital radio, especially when he invoked "God" in struggling to remember the title to Darwin's book.

    Christopher Lane: Religious Self-Definition A Major Issue In Dawkins's Poor Debate Performance Christopher Lane 2012

  • But more recently even disciplines in the humanities like human sexuality, psychology, social science, political science and, many argue, religious studies are being analytically dissolved in what Dennett calls Darwin's "universal acid."

    Paul Pardi: What's So New About The New Atheism? Paul Pardi 2011

  • On this day in 1859, 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life was first published (by British publishing house, John Murray).

    Two Anniversaries in One greygirlbeast 2009

  • Species and the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth.

    "The sky is not blue and the field's not green." greygirlbeast 2009

  • Darwin Day, and the bicentennial of Darwin's birth, seems to have made them both somewhat less grumpy.

    "I have an angry libido." greygirlbeast 2009

  • And one of the sort of famous examples you point to is Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection.

    How Cafe Culture Helped Make Good Ideas Happen 2010

  • But we still managed to see a great many living wonders of evolution, which seemed a very fitting way to commemorate Darwin's contributions to biology.

    Airborne Toxic Event + People in Airplanes greygirlbeast 2009

  • Yesterday, after attending to the morning's email, I decided that I could spare one day away from the keyboard, in honour of Darwin Day and the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, and also to take some time to simply enjoy the release of A is for Alien.

    Airborne Toxic Event + People in Airplanes greygirlbeast 2009

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