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The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action

di Wendy Northcutt

Serie: Darwin Awards (1)

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One of the best known and most frequently visited web sites is the Darwin Awards web site. Practically everyone who is on the net has received a Darwin story in their e-mail at one time or another. It is one of those legendary sites which has become part of the fabric of being on-line. Started in 1993 by biologist Wendy Northcutt she set out to collect together and authenticate stories of individuals around the world who, through their stupidity, have removed themselves from the gene pool, (i.e. killed themselves). These are the people for whom warnings such as 'coffee is hot' and 'this superman cape does not enable the wearer to fly' were made. This is black humour elevated to its purest commercial form. There are rules here too. The candidate must: exhibit astounding misapplication of judgement; remove himself/herself from the gene pool; be capable of sound judgement; be self selecting (i.e. it was their fault) and the event must be verifiable.… (altro)
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Good for a few laughs, which are occasionally in short supply in my world....
  Mark_Feltskog | Dec 23, 2023 |
I expected something better and was disappointed. This reads like Ripley's believe it or not. Yawn. ( )
  burritapal | Oct 23, 2022 |
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-darwin-awards-by-wendy-northcutt/

It’s an anthology of accounts of deaths and gruesome injuries caused (supposedly) by the foolishness of the victims, the central concept being that be removing themselves from the human gene pool, the victims deserve awards for implementing natural selection. It was not really to my taste. ( )
  nwhyte | Jul 23, 2022 |
A good bathroom book. Although entertaining, I found the book's self-righteous tone unnecessary. I am perfectly capable of finding entertainment in the misfortune of others, without having to be convinced that they were somehow deserving of their misfortunes. ( )
  zeropluszeroisone | Jan 30, 2022 |
Humerous, although at the expense of the idiots described in the text. This book is a great gift for scientifically minded adolescents or adults. The Darwin Awards are given to individuals with such accomplishments as having their arm bitten off by a tiger because they tried to pet it. ( )
  AliciaBooks | Jan 29, 2022 |
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Whilst this planet has gone on cycling
according the fixed law of gravity, endless
forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved. --Charles Darwin in The Origins of the Species
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To my sister Elizabeth, who encouraged me to blaze my own path. To my parents, because the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. And to Jacob, who appreciates my oddly successful impetuousness and provide clever chapter titles.

Warm thanks to editor Mitch Hoffman and agent Andrew Stuart, whose expert hands helped shape this book, and to my Philosophy Forum members for their stimulating conversations.

And to Ian.
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One of the best known and most frequently visited web sites is the Darwin Awards web site. Practically everyone who is on the net has received a Darwin story in their e-mail at one time or another. It is one of those legendary sites which has become part of the fabric of being on-line. Started in 1993 by biologist Wendy Northcutt she set out to collect together and authenticate stories of individuals around the world who, through their stupidity, have removed themselves from the gene pool, (i.e. killed themselves). These are the people for whom warnings such as 'coffee is hot' and 'this superman cape does not enable the wearer to fly' were made. This is black humour elevated to its purest commercial form. There are rules here too. The candidate must: exhibit astounding misapplication of judgement; remove himself/herself from the gene pool; be capable of sound judgement; be self selecting (i.e. it was their fault) and the event must be verifiable.

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