The Galapagos Islands form the ultimate laboratory of evolution. These remote and desolate islands remained outside the attention of explorers for a long time, until Charles Darwin arrived there in the 1830s. He realized that the isolation and limited species diversity were actually advantages: they made natural selection clearly visible.
Key themes in Evolution's Workshop:
- Darwin's voyages of discovery
- The expeditions from the Gilded Age, with science during the day and chic dinners in the evening
- The struggle for research on the Galapagos Islands
- Recent attempts by creationists to undermine evolutionary education
The history of evolutionary science on the Galapagos Islands shows the intellectual, institutional, and cultural developments of the past 150 years. This learning resource is suitable for self-study and education at various levels.
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