Jean-BaptistedeLamarck-JardindesplantesdeParisFranc Type post Author Denyse O’Leary Date November 4, 2026 CategoriesEvolutionHistory of Science Tagged , Aeon, August Weismann, biology, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, epigenetics, eugenicists, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, internal changes, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Jessica Riskin, living things, Napoleon, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, Reign of Terror, Scientific American, seals, The Power of Life, Weismann barrier Back to the Future with Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Denyse O’Leary November 4, 2026 Evolution, History of Science 7 Lamarck believed that “all living beings are constantly transforming themselves” and thus life forms shape their own evolution. Read More ›