Audio: Steve Jones on the life & work of Charles Darwin interviewed on Life Matters

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Steve Jones on Charles Darwin
The beginnings of understanding autism go back to the 19th century, and they were worked out by a man who married his cousin and had ten children with her. He also came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection, and so invented biology.

Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago and in this interview we hear about his life and work with geneticist and writer Steve Jones Professor of Genetics, University College London.

Book: Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England
Author: Steve Jones Publisher: Little Brown

Originally broadcast on ABC Radio National's Life matters on 29th Jan 2009. Presenter: Richard Aedy Producer: Jane Shields

Original ABC webpage here: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2475999.htm

The image is an inversion of Darwin Falls in Death Valley, California, USA. The water evokes a standing human form with arms outstretched alluding to the "assent" of "man". It is derived from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/1817513997/ by Matthew Lee High