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In the Garden
A reminiscence of the garden party held at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NHS.
The Performance of a Lifetime: the many roles of Nicholas Stuart Gray
A not-so-brief history of the actor, author and playwright Nicholas Stuart Gray. It’s widely claimed that very little is known of his life: but it’s amazing what you can find out if you know how to look.
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The First Fossil Hunters
An interesting book which examines the history of palaeontology in Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt: what fossils were uncovered and how the classical world reconstructed and interpreted them.
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Darwin is Just an Old, Dead White Guy
Why the authoritativeness of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection does not depend on Charles Darwin’s authoritativeness as a person, and had already existed in some form for thousands of years. Early evolutionary thought, and the interplay between Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.
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The Early Church Fathers on Biblical Literalism: a resource
Quotes showing the strong opposition to Biblical literalism by some of the most important founders of early Christianity.
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Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness
Review of a book which combines beautiful travel- and animal-story writing with an examination of the evolution of mind and intelligence.
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