On the Origin of Species

Weinberg authored a Guardian list of science books for general readers and included Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

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The Guardian · 2015-04-03 · accessed 2026-06-21

Article · Authored best-books list

The Guardian article is authored by Steven Weinberg and lists On the Origin of Species among his selected science books for general readers.

Wilczek’s own reader-facing selection, conservatively paraphrased as a documented citation.

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IOP Publishing / Physics World · 2004-11-03 · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Direct reading interview

In his direct interview answer to the three-best-popular-science-books question, Wilczek selects Darwin’s work. Article writes Origin of the Species; identity is Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.

Catalog summary of his own reading selection; no transcript excerpt copied.

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The Tim Ferriss Show · 2015-08-18 · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Own reading selection

Own explicit recommendation, PDF pages38–39. Title normalized to existing Darwin identity, no new edition claimed.

Catalog summary of own reading selection; no source excerpt copied.

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Five Books · undated · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Own reading selection

Own explicit reading recommendation, with preference for the annotated first-edition facsimile. James Costa’s annotation role does not alter the existing Charles Darwin author identity. Displayed2018 publication is republication of an interview already linked in2017; exact original date unset.

Catalog summary of own reading selection; no source excerpt copied.

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Why Evolution Is True · 2017-07-11 · accessed 2026-10-01

Reading list · Own reading selection

Author’s own list and positive selection, not the Guardian survey of other people or reader comments. Separate own writing event from the linked Five Books interview.