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Death is no barrier to New Scientist. 150 years after the publication of On the Origin of Species, we have obtained an interview with its author.
What was it like, coming up with the idea that changed the world?
The emotional and physical struggle you went through must have taken its toll.
I have suffered from almost incessant vomiting for nine months, and that has so weakened my brain, that any excitement brings on whizzing and fainting feelings.
You would clearly rather I didn't excite you further, but I must say that when I grasped your idea that life has been changing, evolving, for billions of years, I was captivated.
You cannot imagine how pleased I am that the notion of natural selection has acted as a To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.
