tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post8612758934988995094..comments2024-02-21T01:37:44.813-08:00Comments on Trevor Herriot's Grass Notes: Happy 200th birthday to the man who figured it outTrevor Herriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129533251670929001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-82774316235813800392009-02-20T06:24:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:24:00.000-08:00Another interesting piece on Darwin appears in the...Another interesting piece on Darwin appears in the Feb 2009 National Geographic.<BR/><BR/>http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/02/darwin-legacy/ridley-text<BR/><BR/>I particularly enjoyed the information about the Galapagos finches and how scientists now recognize their ability to rapidly but subtly evolve (i.e. over a 20-30 year period) to face new conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-91588435102328383622009-02-13T04:39:00.000-08:002009-02-13T04:39:00.000-08:00Trevor,I first read 'Voyage of the Beagle' in late...Trevor,<BR/><BR/>I first read 'Voyage of the Beagle' in later high school while on one of those summer vacations in which my father would drive from morning-til-night for days on end with no potty breaks. I think of that experience as a metaphore for much of how I first came to (not) experience life in general. Darwin's experiences prevailed...and I evolved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com