Sustain East Midlands
On Wednesday 25th June 2008, Sustain East Midlands will bring together thought-leaders, practitioners, investors and entrepreneurs for a day of informed discussion and debate. This event is sponsored...
View ArticleHas science done away with God?
On 4 June 2008, Randall Hardy of Creation Research UK and Philip Brown of the British Association for the Advancement of Science met in the Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby to talk about...
View ArticleRevelations learnt when a neuroanatomist has a stoke
This was not made in the East Midlands but it’s a wonderful piece of science communication and a lesson for us all.
View ArticleThe Voyage Of The Beagle Chapter 1
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth we are producing a podcast of the The Voyage Of The Beagle. We will produce one chapter of this classic each week for the next 21 weeks....
View ArticleThe Voyage of the Beagle Chapter 2
This Chapter sees Charles Darwin and the rest of the Beagle crew in Brazil, from Rio April 4 to July 4 1832. The contents are: Rio de Janeiro. Excursion north of Cape Frio. Great Evaporation. Slavery....
View ArticleVoyage of the Beagle Chapter 3
Chapter 3 covers the year starting July 1832 during which the Beagle’s crew were busy surveying the extreme southern and eastern coasts of America, south of the Plata and Darwin was observing the...
View ArticleVoyage of the Beagle Chapter 4
Chapter 4 takes Darwin from July 24, 1833 to August 6, 1836. Contents. Rio Negro. Estancias attacked by the Indians. Salt Lakes. Flamingoes. R. Negro to R. Colorado. Sacred Tree. Patagonian Hare....
View ArticleVoyage of the Beagle Chapter 5
The Beagle left the Rio Negro on 1 September 1833 and headed north to survey near the Plate River. Darwin received permission to stay behind and explore on yet another inland trek, this time to Buenos...
View ArticleVoyage of the Beagle Chapter 6
Darwin hired a Gaucho and rode on horseback from BAHIA BLANCA TO BUENOS AYRES between SEPTEMBER 8-20 1833. Contents. Set out for Buenos Ayres. Rio Sauce. Sierra Ventana. Third Posta. Driving Horses....
View ArticleVoyage of the Beagle Chapter 7
From September 27 to October 20, 1833 Darwin travelled by horseback from Buenos Aires to Santa Fé, sailed back to Buenos Aires and got involved in a revolution. For more details of the trip see the...
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