Sidelines
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Keeping sources and ideas separate
In which I am astonished by a reminder of how I used to work.
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Bifurcation of books
In which I add some much-needed order to my collection of books.
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Lit & Phil
A visit to a wonderful library.
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Officially buzzing
After a frustrating six months, progress on my book is emerging from the doldrums!
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My makeshift desks
In which I unwittingly mimic my hero with the aid of an old chopping board.
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LRB letter: ‘The reaction economy’
On Charles Darwin’s use of photography in his book about human and animal emotions.
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Charles Darwin’s book-writing process
Charles Darwin’s approach to book-writing went through four key stages…
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Darwinian smut
On my new ‘Daily Darwin’ project.
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2022: a year in photos
My twelfth annual video slideshow.
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Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage
A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.
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Charles Darwin’s note-making system
An exploration of how Darwin kept track of his various notes, enabling him to produce a huge body of work.
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My notes ‘tagsonomy’
An overly nerdish description of the taxonomy I use to classify my various notes.