The statement by the Royal Society has muddied the waters and just as in your illustration the cautionary word of Huygens won the day over the triumphalism of Holmes, might I suggest that the cautions of those critical of the notion that natural selection has any creative power should be listened to?

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In the library, where weekly workshops, book clubs and talks are held, is a selection of beautiful Taschen coffee table books and must-reads including Vogue creative director Grace Coddington's autobiography.

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In the Lords (from 2.30pm) it's quite a heavy legislating day - but first, there's an eclectic selection of questions to ministers, with peers asking about cultural diversity in the media and creative industries, progress in discontinuing funding for the Republic of Ireland's aids to navigation, discussions with energy providers about recent price increases and the shortage of midwives.

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