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Richard William Nelson

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in Los Angeles, The United States

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http://www.darwinthenandnow.com/

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Science, History, Nonfiction

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Stephen C. Meyer, David Berlinsky, Michael Denton, Giuseppe Sermonti,...more

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August 2009

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My name is Richard William Nelson, author of the book Darwin, Then and Now, The Most Amazing Story in the History of Science and blog host.

A Little About Me

While studying biological sciences at the University of California, Irvine, and later graduating with a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California, what was interesting to me was that evolution was taught as fact and credited to Darwin for originating the basic concepts of evolution, but Darwin was rarely ever quoted.

Finding the field of evolution even more intriguing after graduation, I continued investigating the scientific evidence for evolution. As the topic of evolution became even more contested, I became increasingly hooked on exploring the evidence for e...more

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Richard William Nelson's Blog

Africa or Asia; Evolution in Anarchy

One of the most widely accepted models of human evolution is dubbed the ‘out-of-Africa’ theory. Charles Darwin was one of the first to propose the descent of all humans from a common ancestor in Africa.

After studying the behavior of African apes, Darwin argued in the Descent of Man, “that our early progenitors lived on the African continent than elsewhere.” Not everyone, however, agreed with Da...

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Darwin, Then and Now: The Most Amazing Story in the History of Science
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Richard William Nelson wrote a new blog post Africa or Asia; Evolution in Anarchy One of the most widely accepted models of human evolution is dubbed the ‘out-of-Africa’ theory. Charles Darwin was one of the first to propose the... Read more of this blog post »
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Richard Nelson made a comment in the group Evolution — Books to Read topic "Thanks for pointing out Gould's paper on the the factory fire. Will look into that. The Rockefeller's also promoted Social Darwinism via eugenetics -...more "
Apr 24, 2012 09:51pm
Richard Nelson made a comment in the group Evolution — Proposed Group-Reads topic "Enjoyed reading about Wilson on WIKIPEDIA - a legacy of amazing accomplishments."
Apr 09, 2012 08:38pm
Richard Nelson made a comment in the group Evolution — On the Origin of Species Week I topic "One of the most ironically things about The Origin of Species is that Darwin never defined the term “species”. On page 52 (1st edition) Darwin explain...more "
Sep 14, 2011 10:15pm
Richard Nelson made a comment in the group Evolution — On the Origin of Species: Editions topic "The Complete Works of Charles Darwin sponsored by the UK are available for free at http://darwin-online.org.uk/"
Aug 27, 2011 07:31am
Richard Nelson made a comment in the group Ecology, Biology, Evolution and Conservationism — book recommendation topic "Roberts position runs contrary to Darwin's concept of "Preservation of the Favoured Races". A welcome addition to the ever growing positions against D...more "
Jul 17, 2011 06:44pm
Richard Nelson added Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling recommended to Richard Nelson by: http://www.goodreads.com/author/configure_widget/3024882.Richard_William_Nelson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 09, 2010 12:12pm
Richard Nelson liked Dragonrider's review of The Ultimate Proof of Creation: Resolving the Origins Debate: " I learned a lot from this book. I am a Young Earth Creationist and it goes to show that Lisle knows what he is talking about. If I take one thing from this book it is to never compromise on your beliefs. "
Aug 02, 2010 09:07pm · see review