Today is Charles Darwin's 199th birthday! Though next year (his 200th) will be cause for more celebration, I am planning to pay modest homage to Darwin by posting this link to the Darwin Day website, which includes information about his life and scientific contributions, and by continuing our timely discussion of natural selection in my Evolution class. When I was a graduate student, each February 12th I was in charge of procuring the "Happy Birthday, Chuck" cake that we all shared at our philosophy of biology discussion group. Though we're not conducting that elaborate of a celebration here, I have wished my fellow biologists here at Rockhurst Happy Darwin Day. Btw, Abraham Lincoln was born on the same day, (February 12, 1809), so I wish all of you a Happy Darwin-Lincoln Day!
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I see mention of Darwin's birthday. Let's see, who else do we know who was born in February? It seems like there's someone else, just a few days after Feb 12? Who could it be? Lincoln? Yes, but that's not I'm tryign to think of. Washington maybe? No, no; don't actually know him. Hmmmm. I just don't know who it could be. Oh well.
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