Scared? Nah, just busy

On my first full day blogging at Discover, things are a bit chaotic, but I'd be remiss not to take a second to observe the 150th anniversary of natural selection's debut. It was today in 1858 that members of the Linnean Society listened to a paper from Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, each proposing that species adapted to their environment as some individuals reproduced more than others. And so begins a marathon of Darwin celebrations that's going to rage on for sixteen months--on to the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birthday in February and to the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species on November 24. I'm a little weary just thinking about it all. I hope it doesn't turn into overkill, and I hope people take the opportunity to delve into the history of Darwin's achievements, rather than just polish up their old myths about the origin ...