Darwin Now

British Council

Darwin Now is an initiative of the British Council to celebrate the life and work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution still have on today's world. During the 2009 Darwin year an international programme of events is set up to engage people from around the world and to provide an opportunity to explore the relationship between evolution and society in an unprejudiced and open way.

The Darwin Now exhibition explores Darwin’s life, how he came up with his ground-breaking theory, and how his ideas are still relevant today. It sheds light on contemporary reactions to Darwin’s theories of evolution and how advances in fields as diverse as geology and economics influenced his thinking. The exhibition explores the importance of the theory of evolution to the contemporary world and modern science and highlights the work of several UK-based researchers who are pushing back the boundaries of evolutionary science.

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