Darwin Journals

Charles Darwin

Journaling has a long history in science. Before cameras, naturalists sketched the world and wrote detailed notes that described their explorations. Charles Darwin’s notes made him famous before he published a single book.

This is a photo of notes Charles Darwin made about barnacles, marine organisms with jointed feeding structures.

Darwin Barnacle journal

Scientists and other science-related professionals are real people that face the same issues and concerns that other people face. Life experiences impact the way we think about our world and our place within it, and that was the case for Darwin as well.

Charles Darwin’s contribution was providing a detailed description of species changing over time AND an explanation for that change; the theory of natural selection.

After careful planning, gathering objects, and writing scrips, shooting videos always ends up being barely controlled chaos. The wind is gusting, rain comes and goes, and the goal is getting a solid take to avoid editing later.

After careful planning, gathering objects, and writing scrips, shooting videos always ends up being barely controlled chaos. The wind is gusting, rain comes and goes, and the goal is getting a solid take to avoid editing later.