Blogging *The Origin of Species*

That is a worthwhile endeavor and you will find the blog here.  Nonetheless I was shocked (but not surprised) to read the following:

Evolutionary biologist John Whitfield is reading Origin for the first time and writing about it, chapter by chapter.

This is Darwin year, of course, 200 years for his birthday and 150 for The Origin of the Species.  I may end up covering a bit of Darwin myself.  And no, history of thought is not always essential but Darwin is one of the greatest authors I have read.