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Darwin’s ‘The Descent of Man’ 150 years on

When Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was first published in On the Origin of Species in 1859, the book was conspicuously silent about how his theory applied to humans. Darwin believed the subject of human evolution was so “surrounded with prejudices” he was determined to avoid it entirely. It was only when he became frustrated […]

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