How did Darwin gather data for his work? What do his surviving letters reveal about him, both as a man and as a scientist? He often seems like a solitary figure, but was this really the case? This album looks at the Darwin Correspondence project, an enormous endeavour that has been running for over thirty years. Today the project web site contains over five thousand letters, and there are plans to more than double that number. Shelley Innes, a historian of science and Alison Pearn, the assistant director of the Darwin Correspondence project, talk about the letters and how in particular they offer great insights into Darwin the man and Darwin the collaborator.
The tracks on this album were produced by The Open University in collaboration with the British Council. They form part of Darwin Now, a global initiative celebrating the life and work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution continue to have on today’s world. © British Council 2009.
The Open University
Ulie Xu
LISSA
What's Good
Genevieve Andersen
Various
Katrezia Fiel
Sarah Stacey
Conor Maynards Mayniacs
@jpfraneto
The Brilliance
Various
Various
Nelson Miguel
RJ Koustuve
Marinjami
Ali Pahlavan
Lyndon Apthorpe
Pau Owen
firefly frequencies
Stuart Jepson & Cristiano Jepson
CJ Baker
thesanto80
Claudia Shambaugh
None
Tiwa Odukoya and Yasmin El Beih
CK NX
pete camilleri
Various
None
Blake Peterson
Savion Jones
Sonicbond Publishing
Yves Gerald Chery
Jean-Michel Jarre and Matt Berry
Whitney Heck
BeachHouseMUZIK-HopSalon
None
Bradley North & Kieran Collins
Electronic Talks
Charlie Winston
Shika Shika
Siva Gautham Reddy
Celine Teo-Blockey
Tissue Karon
The Perms
A Side B Side
timetotalkaustralia
Rick Elkin
Hurt Records
Keith Olsen
Absolute Radio
Christina
Choppin It Up
None
Neal Fox
William J. Le Petomane
Jeff Robson
Ensemble Variances
Six Degrees Records
iTunes
The Random Podcast Show
Maarten Lierop
Dory Glaze
ATTN:Magazine
Newstalk
Hot Off The Press
The Petal Aggression Podcast
triple j
Mike Powell
Billy Russo
Tomas Villalonga (The Art of Tomas)
Atmasfera
Jahan Walsh
Jeff Heller and Mike LaBrie
Gordon Haskell
Pitchfork & Condé Nast
Ted Sadler
Justin Anda
KMIH 88.9 The Bridge
Under Influenced
Nella
Awake All Hours
Rafael Alvianto
Rumoriii
Randi G
Daniel Hedger
Manic Street Preachers
Academy of Achievement
Podcast | Friends For Dinner Network
Justin Tyler (of Audio Bonsai)
Anthony Rowsick
Charles Williams
DJ Himura
Jon Dawson's Podcast
Brad LaPlante
Leandro Vignoli
Kennedy One
Boldan
Backlash Music