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In order to make the case for evolution by natural selection, it was essential to establish that there was sufficient within-species heritable variability:
Stephen M. Stigler • The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom
Voyage of the Beagle,
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
Darwin, Charles. Voyage of the Beagle. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2002.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
Frogs, bats, humans, and lizards are all just variations on a theme.
Neil Shubin • Your Inner Fish: The amazing discovery of our 375-million-year-old ancestor
exaptation.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
Skim the introduction.
Leslie F. Stebbins • Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth
In even approximate equilibrium, the variability Darwin both required and demonstrated existed was in conflict with the observed short-term stability in populations.
Stephen M. Stigler • The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom
“In some respects,” Gruber concluded, “Charles Darwin’s greatest works represent interpretative compilations of facts first gathered by others.” He was a lateral-thinking integrator.