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Thirteen Forum: Darwin: Yesterday and Today
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Darwin is famed for his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, but many people do not know that he was originally a botanist. Is Darwinism relevant today? And how do his theories match up with contemporary science? Presentations are made by David Kohn (http://www.nybg.org/darwin/speakers1.php), Darwin historian, on Darwin’s Delight: The Man and His Botany; Michael Ruse (http://www.nybg.org/darwin/speakers1.php), philosopher, on Is Darwinism an Exhausted Paradigm?; and Rita Colwell (http://www.nybg.org/darwin/speakers1.php), environmental microbiologist, oceanographer, and former director of the National Science Foundation, on Speciation in the Time of Microbes. The moderator is E.O. Wilson (http://www.eowilson.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=69), preeminent biologist and author. This event was held at The New York Botanical Garden, in conjunction with the exhibition “Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure” (http://www.nybg.org/darwin/), which is on through June 15, 2008.
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