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Charles Darwin, who is regarded as the inventor of modern evolutionary theory, was a keen backgammon player. His journals show that he maintained a daily routine, which included a couple of backgammon games against his wife, Emma, played every day after dinner time. He also recorded the score of all the backgammon games the two were playing.
Therefore, when Vassar College decided to celebrate "Darwin Days", backgammon was induced into the schedule. Started on November 24th, the day on which On the Origin of Species was published in 1859 and introduced the natural selection theory, "Darwin Days" spreads out on several academic departments and features variety of events, all of them are free and open to the wide public.
During the "Darwin Days", a new educational computer game, "Evolution Simulation", demonstrating the evolution of the species in a playful will be introduced, the process of creating a bacteria will be presented, and Darwinian Approaches to Literature will be discussed.
Celebrate Darwin 200th Birthday in a Backgammon Game
Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, celebrates Charles Darwin 200th birthday and 150th anniversary of the publication of his influential book On the Origin of Species in a series of free events. The celebration will not neglect Darwin's favorite board game backgammon, a game he used to play daily. The celebratory backgammon game will be held on the day Darwin was born 200 years ago, February 12, at 12:00 PM.Charles Darwin, who is regarded as the inventor of modern evolutionary theory, was a keen backgammon player. His journals show that he maintained a daily routine, which included a couple of backgammon games against his wife, Emma, played every day after dinner time. He also recorded the score of all the backgammon games the two were playing.
Therefore, when Vassar College decided to celebrate "Darwin Days", backgammon was induced into the schedule. Started on November 24th, the day on which On the Origin of Species was published in 1859 and introduced the natural selection theory, "Darwin Days" spreads out on several academic departments and features variety of events, all of them are free and open to the wide public.
During the "Darwin Days", a new educational computer game, "Evolution Simulation", demonstrating the evolution of the species in a playful will be introduced, the process of creating a bacteria will be presented, and Darwinian Approaches to Literature will be discussed.
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