Friday, April 25, 2008

Put This on Your 2009 Travel Agenda

Darwin 2009 Cambridge

Cambridge, 5–10 July 2009

2009 sees the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work ‘On the origin of Species’.




















You are warmly invited to attend a celebration to mark these two anniversaries. Who is the Festival for?


The Festival is aimed at a broad audience. We should like to attract members of the public, school students (16+), undergraduate and graduate students, teachers and other professionals as well as academics and specialists. What we are offering?

A festival of the science, society, literature, history, philosophy, theology, art and music arising from the work, writings, life and times of Charles Darwin. How we shall do it?

Leading figures in science and the arts will come face to face with each other and the public. There will be talks, discussions, performances, workshops, exhibitions and tours; some formal, others relaxed, all bound in a festival atmosphere in and around the historic city of Cambridge. Why we are doing it?

To excite, enthuse and explore the past, present and future of the natural world. To cultivate a deeper interest and understanding in science and the arts.

More on Darwin:

The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
This site contains Darwin's complete publications, thousands of his private papers and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published; [Click to enlarge] also hundreds of supplementary works: biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and more.

Listen to the story of the Online Website: Click Here.

The Guardian:
150 years ago, Charles Darwin unveiled his theory of natural selection. To mark this anniversary we bring you the definitive guide to the naturalist's great book, with extracts from key chapters and essays from leading scientists and thinkers.

Audio book of Darwin's Beagle Diary
Charles Darwin's 'Beagle Diary' was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week in December 2006. These mp3 recordings are now available on Darwin Online for free download.

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
by Carl Zimmer


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