By Wil Taylor For the Chippewa Valley Post I avoid trying to convince people to not believe in something. First of all, I am now old enough to know that you can’t tell anyone anything when it involves beliefs. Belief has an emotional component that makes people resistant to change. So it is pointless to […]
New series, new staffers and continuing challenges — FYI
By David Gordon, associate editor Chippewa Valley Post There have been several recent developments at the CVPost that we’d like to bring to your attention. First, we’re pleased to offer you the first of a new series of columns by Wil Taylor, chair of the UW-Eau Claire Biology department. You’ll find the first instalment of […]
Deconstructing Darwin: Part I – Darwin’s early life (1809-1831)
Editor’s note: Feb. 12 is Charles Darwin’s birthday, and on this day the CVPost begins a six-part series on the life of the British naturalist whose theory of evolution transformed scientific views of the natural world. The series is written by Wil Taylor, chair of the biology department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As […]
Deconstructing Darwin: Part II – Voyage of the Beagle (1831-1835)
Editor’s note: Feb. 12 is Charles Darwin’s birthday, and on that date the CVPost began a six-part series on the life of the British naturalist whose theory of evolution transformed scientific views of the natural world. The series is written by Wil Taylor, chair of the biology department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As […]
Deconstructing Darwin: Part III – Darwin’s return home and the barnacle years (1835-1852)
Editor’s note: Feb. 12 is Charles Darwin’s birthday, and on that date the CVPost began a six-part series on the life of the British naturalist whose theory of evolution transformed scientific views of the natural world. The series is written by Wil Taylor, chair of the biology department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As […]
Deconstructing Darwin: Part IV – The post-Beagle years and publication of “The Origin of Species” (1838-59)
Editor’s note: Feb. 12 is Charles Darwin’s birthday, and on that date the CVPost began a six-part series on the life of the British naturalist whose theory of evolution transformed scientific views of the natural world. The series is written by Wil Taylor, chair of the biology department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As […]