Saturday, March 28, 2009

Something To Do in Greater Los Angeles

At the Huntington Museum:

Lecture, "Mind the Gap: Did Darwin really avoid publishing his theory of evolution for 20 years?"
April 10 (Friday) 7:30 p.m. Free
It is widely believed that Charles Darwin avoided publishing his theory of evolution for many years because he was afraid of the consequences. John van Whye, director of The Complete Works of Darwin Online at Cambridge University, will discuss how "Darwin's delay" is a recent historiographical theme for which there is no clear evidence. Van Whye will show that Darwin did not keep his belief in evolution a secret. Thus, van Whye believes, a fundamental chapter in the story of Darwin's life and work needs to be re-written. No reservations required.