You could read hundreds of pages of Darwin’s work and easily come to the conclusion that he was a geologist. But a different selection of readings would convince you he was a biologist. In truth, he was neither and both. I’m giving a talk for the Humanists of Minnesota this weekend that will explore what Darwin really was: An experimentalist, a part time anthropologist, a natural historian and most impressively, an integrative thinker of the likes rarely to be seen again for a century after he lived. My talk will draw heavily on Darwin’s own work and provide a sampling of some of his more interesting and compelling findings.<\/p>\n
The talk will be at the Nokomis Community Center, on Saturday, February 18th, at 10:00 AM<\/p>\n
More details here.<\/a> See you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You could read hundreds of pages of Darwin’s work and easily come to the conclusion that he was a geologist. But a different selection of readings would convince you he was a biologist. In truth, he was neither and both. I’m giving a talk for the Humanists of Minnesota this weekend that will explore what … Continue reading What was Charles Darwin, really?<\/span>