This exhibit is designed to introduce visitors to Charles Darwin whose landmark publication On the Origin of the Species celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. It will show both the personal and the scientific aspects of the man who changed the way biologists view the natural world and the history of life on Earth. The exhibit will explore how evolution impacts our everyday lives, how science has elaborated or changed Darwin's views over the past 150 year, whether his theories have proven to be correct, what the concept of genetics, unknown to Darwin, adds to our current understanding of evolution and how we view Darwin as a modern pop culture icon.