Darwin

Notebooks written by Charles Darwin show up in a pink bag 22 years after going missing

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Sometimes art imitates life. And other times, life imitates an art heist movie. More than a century ago in the late 1830s, the innovative and disruptive scientist Charles Darwin had just returned from the Galapagos Islands. In his small, leather-bound notepad, he began to draw a vision that played on his mind: a tree with … Read more

What Is the Meaning of “Let’s Go Darwin”? Why It’s Trending Online

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There are certainly plenty of people online who are happily using “Let’s go Darwin” as a rebuke. “The correct reply to anyone who says or #’s LetsGoBrandon is #LetsGoDarwin Pass it on,” one person wrote. “Ridiculous as usual. Freedom threat? Let’s go Darwin,” another added. For some, though, the phrase crosses a line into uncomfortable … Read more