Darwin's world-wide web
A brief introduction to this album.
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How did Darwin gather data for his work? What do his surviving letters reveal about him, both as a man and as a scientist? He often seems like a solitary figure, but was this really the case...
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8 episodesTranscript -- Darwin's world-wide web
Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.
The Darwin Correspondence Project
An initiative set up at Cambridge University over thirty years ago. Since then, it has vastly expanded, hoping to draw in a wide range of au...
Transcript -- The Darwin Correspondence Project
Transcript -- An initiative set up at Cambridge University over thirty years ago. Since then, it has vastly expanded, hoping to draw in a wi...
Darwin the collaborator
The letters show that Darwin was a very generous correspondent, and in particular how positive he was to women scientists.
Transcript -- Darwin the collaborator
Transcript -- The letters show that Darwin was a very generous correspondent, and in particular how positive he was to women scientists.
Darwin the mentor and family man
Darwin was very open minded and supportive, both of students whom he didn't know and of his own children.
Transcript -- Darwin the mentor and family man
Transcript -- Darwin was very open minded and supportive, both of students whom he didn't know and of his own children.