Charles does Chicago

with Field Museum's Darwin exhibition which opens in Chicago on Friday. It's getting good coverage in the Chicago press. Bill Mullen at the Chicago Tribune gives an excellent brief account of Darwin's life and work to mark it, Chicagoist (like the name) weighs in with a pithy, approving piece while Donna Vickroy at the Daily Southtown gets it in the first para of her piece: "To think, Darwin Almost missed the boat". As Darwin said:

"The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career."

If you're in the area, do pay a visit.