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A Valentine for Darwin

Scientist's birthday in Feb. 12

On Feb. 14 we’ll celebrate Valentine’s Day, a holiday devoted to love. If we ever decide to create a holiday devoted to science and reason, Feb. 12 might be the date to commemorate. On Feb. 12, 1809, British scientist Charles Darwin was born. Darwin went on to lay the foundation for the theory of biological evolution through natural selection, which changed the way we think about the natural world.

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