March 24, 2025
Charles Darwin dropped out of medical school after being greatly disturbed by watching a surgery (at the time there was no anesthetic for patients).
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What Darwin Got Right (and Wrong) About Evolution
Darwin got most of the high-level stuff right, but he messed up on a few important details.
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