Darwin's Voyage Done Over, Live

thrill12 writes "Almost 178 years ago, Charles Darwin set sail in the HMS Beagle, to do the now famous explorations that formed the basis for Darwin's On The Origin Of Species. Now, a group of British and Dutch scientists, journalists and artists set sail again to redo the voyage of the Beagle. This time, they are taking modern equipment with them and they have live connections through Twitter, Youtube, Facebook and Flickr. As they re-explore, and (re)discover, we can join that 8-month-long trip, live over the internet."

Almost...

[Anonymous Coward]

"Almost 178 years ago, this piece of news was released to the world. Now, Slashdot reports."

Re:This is 2009.

[sakdoctor]

By now the finches will have evolved to feed on natural historians, and other assorted crew.

BORING.

[cffrost]

Let's see a live re-creation of RMS Titanic's maiden voyage. Now that would be good television.

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Dupe - similar story on Slashdot 178 years ago

[GNious]

Dupe - similar story on Slashdot 178 years ago

Re:BORING.

[sadness203]

But, you see, iceberg are not fitted to survive the rapidly evolving climate change... They didn't adapt to the new reality. Soon, they will be gone like thousand of other species before it, they will be on the wall with the Dodo bird. And we'll hear no more of their rabid and vicious attacks on unwary sea captain! Bastard iceberg.

Re:This is 2009.

[Thanshin]

By now the finches will have evolved to feed on natural historians, and other assorted crew.

"If you watch closely the lower left corner of the picture, you'll be able to see an impressive specimen of Dr. Johansson's newly discovered Devoratrix Historiator; or, as the team liked to call them, a 'skullfucker'"

"On the next picture you can see a closer image, slightly darkened by some of Dr. Johansson's blood and brain pieces on the camera."

Re:Deification of Darwin

[vlm]

Further, many people in our world may not worship Darwin but they worship science and have science as their object of faith.

.jpg or it didn't happen... I've never even heard of anyone participating in the following "science faith" activities:

1) Interpretive dance in the full moon-light at the solstice in hope that my copy of "science news" magazine will be delivered.

2) Sacrificed a goat or chicken before organic chemisty lab in hopes of my grignard reagent not having moisture contamination.

3) Prayed to the "pharmo-industrial complex" to cure an illness. (their only god is money, anyway)

4) Sing hymns of praise for the AAVSO website having an easily downloadable light curve for a star I'm interested in.

Now there are borderline activites, that I think still do not qualify based on intent.

1) Meditation before a test, doesn't count because its purely for anti-anxiety effects not supernatural communion.

2) Worshiping the ground the professor walks on doesn't count, although it is treating him as a diety, it is done with the full knowledge he is merely a powerful human.

3) Reading from scientific "holy books", or even worse, reading the literal word of a powerpoint presentation, is not worshiping the book or its author or even the content, but is merely a (poor) teaching technique. Although people whom read powerpoint presentations to their audience should be burned at the stake, but not for religious reasons.