Monthly Archives: March 2011
Secular atheist radical Islamists
So, the man responsible for Republican obstructionism, and confirmed adulterer, Newt Gingrich, has declared that “if we do not decisively win the struggle over the nature of America, by the time [my grandchildren are] my age they will be in … Continue reading
Turtles all the way down
There is a story, often told about the philosopher William James: One day when the philosopher William James, who had a liking for scientific popularization, had just finished explaining in a small American town how the earth revolved around the … Continue reading
Filed under History, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Science, Sermon, Social evolution
Systematists have a strange sense of humour
Some funny new names seen recently: Aussiedraco, a new pteranodontoid pterosaur genus from Australia [1]. Pronounced “ozzydrayco”, one can only hope someone finds a new species and calls it oioioi. Pantydraco [2] – It’s behind you! Pinkfloydia, a new genus … Continue reading
Filed under Humor, Systematics
Something happened to the DNS again
For some reason my DNS settings reverted to the old blog. I’m trying to wrestle with the settings to prevent that happening again. This blog should be pretty much as it now is for a while.
Filed under Administrative
Talk on natural classification
If anyone happens to be near the University of New South Wales on Friday, I’m giving a talk on natural classification. Come and heckle (or Haeckel).
Filed under Administrative, Natural Classification
Testing… is this thing on? *tap, tap*
Can you all hear me? Up the back? Just testing to see if the new host is working. We have some unfinished trimmings, like the blogroll, but if you can see this, put a comment below. If you can’t, don’t.
Filed under Administrative
Philosophy hand signals
Courtesy of Brian Leiter, the APA Philosophy Referee Handsignals. I now want someone to make these into semaphore format. And for Sam Harris:
Filed under Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Humor, Philosophy, Truisms
Travel funds
I have, as readers know, no actual position right now. This also means that I lack all travel funds, but there are several events in America in June, ISHPSSB and the 2011 Evolution Meetings in Oklahoma, that I would love … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative
