CHARLES DARWIN: REFLECTIONS

I. WHO / WHY DARWIN?

A. British naturalist / scientist (1809-1882).
B. Evolution by Natural Selection.
C. Exploration + Enlightenment + Evolution = Anthropology!

II. WHEN / WHERE DARWIN?

A. 19th Century Genius.
B. British Isles + Round-the-world-voyage.
C. Galápagos Islands (Pacific Ocean).
D. Down (Kent, England).
E. Westminster Abbey (London, England).

III. IMPACT TODAY?

A. Anthropology.
B. Evolutionary Psychology.
C. Medicine / Business.

IV. MEDIA+

A. Martha Acuña the Costume Designer
B. October 1990 "Appearance" on campus (MLIB paper).
C. February 1993 Videotape.
D. http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Darwin/DarwinSem-S95.html = recent web paper.
E. Chico Anthropological Society Papers
F. April 1996 studio production (and Randy Wonzong, Theatre; and Lynn Elliott, English; and Chris Ficken, Graphics; and dozens of students / friends! Truly a teamwork and collaborative effort!)
G. 1996 Digitized Fourteen Second Darwin Quick Time Movie.

V. CONCLUSIONS

A. CD-ROM in the future?
B. The year 2009: Bicentennial of Darwin's birth and Sesquicentennial of On The Origin of Species.
C. Alphabet Soup} P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W!! # # #

SELECTED REFERENCES ADDED IN SEPTEMBER 2001:  

http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/WordsOnAnnie'sBox.html [2001 words on Annie's Box].

http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/SoAmGIslands.html [Urbanowicz July 2000 Galápagos Islands Trip]

Darwin 2000-2001 [Self]Test One [If you are interested, you may wish to take a "Darwin Self-Test."] 

http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/Darwin2000.html [November 2000 presentation with complete listing of all Urbanowicz papers relating to Darwin to that date, including numerous other WWW references].

Darwin videotapes (three to date) on the WWW:

Charles Darwin: - Part Two: The Voyage, [2001] ~Twenty-two Minute Instructional Videotape (Edited by Ms. Vilma Hernandez and Produced by Donna Crowe: Instructional Media Center, CSU, Chico) [available via the Internet with a REAL PLAYER].

Charles Darwin: - Part One: The Voyage, ~Twenty-two Minute Instructional Videotape [1999] Produced by Ms. Donna Crowe: Instructional Media Center, CSU, Chico) [which may be viewedvia the Internet with a REAL PLAYER].

Charles Darwin: Reflections - Part One: The Beginning, [1997] Seventeen Minute Instructional Videotape: Reflections: Part One, Produced by Ms. Donna Crowe: Instructional Media Center, CSU, Chico) [which may be viewedvia the Internet with a REAL PLAYER].

WWW References (Others):

http://darwin.ws/day/ [Darwin Day Home Page]

http://www.galapagos.org/cdf.htm [Charles Darwin Foundation, Inc.]

http://www.aboutdarwin.com/ [About Darwin.com]

http://www.gruts.demon.co.uk/darwin/index.htm [The Friends of Charles Darwin Home Page]

wysiwyg://5/http://www.iexplore.com/multimedia/galapagos.jhtml [The Galápagos Islands!]

http://www.natcenscied.org [The National Center for Science Education]

http://www.darwinawards.com/ [Official Darwin Awards} "...showing us just how uncommon common sense can be." Wendy Northcutt, 2000, The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action (Dutton)

Copyright © 1996; all rights reserved by Charles F. Urbanowicz

Slight cosmetic change and additions made on 28 September 2001 by cfu