17 min

Charles Darwin 5: Darwin's Warm Reception Biography

    • History

Charles Darwin's theories didn't just stir up controversy, it polarised society on every level. If Charles Darwin was right, where did that leave the work of God and creation? An ideal example of the reaction to Darwin is illustrated by a case of three stuffed gorillas in the Melbourne Museum.

Guest: Dr Rebecca Carland (Curator, History of Collections, Museum Victoria).

Charles Darwin's theories didn't just stir up controversy, it polarised society on every level. If Charles Darwin was right, where did that leave the work of God and creation? An ideal example of the reaction to Darwin is illustrated by a case of three stuffed gorillas in the Melbourne Museum.

Guest: Dr Rebecca Carland (Curator, History of Collections, Museum Victoria).

17 min

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