Comments on: In Darwin’s Shadow

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:18:41 +0000

I meant remembered by general members of the public. Walk down the street and ask 100 people if they know of Darwin and they’ll mostly answer yes. Now ask the same question about Wallace…..

By: Daz

Daz — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:13:33 +0000

Wallace’s portrait hangs next to Darwin’s at the Linnean Society. He’s not forgotten by anyone with a serious interest in evolution…..

By: spiderabc1

spiderabc1 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:35:43 +0000

Also bought with Blade Runner!

By: roz

roz — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:28:21 +0000

oh come now, i saw the mind-brain interface on dr. who…so it must be true!

By: Phillip Miles

Phillip Miles — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:19:52 +0000

If what my lecturer told us on my Environmental Science Course was correct, Wallace was high a lot of the time which may have caused his credibility to suffer – even if he did have the right idea. Might also explain the spiritualism and pseudoscience!!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:06:33 +0000

I always felt sorry for Alfred Russel Wallace. He goes to Darwin for some advice on his paper about evolution, they go to the Linnaean Society and Darwin finally publishes his results. Darwin gets on the £10 note and Alfred Russel Wallace doesn’t really get remembered.

By: Twilord

Twilord — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:56:51 +0000

Intriguing…