Category Archives: Administrative

Stuff about me and the blog itself.

by | December 9, 2011

A busy fortnight

So, I have been rather active for the last fortnight (that’s two weeks for Americans). I visited Canberra to work on a species concept paper with a colleague, Brent Mishler. I attended a philosophy of biology workshop in Bundanoon, a … Continue reading →

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by | December 1, 2011

Wilkins hides in fear

I haven’t been engaging much recently. There is an Official Story and a Privileged Narrative. The Official Story is that I have submitted, revised or refined several recent papers for publication, met with a coauthor in Canberra (eight hours due … Continue reading →

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by | November 2, 2011

Competition winners

In case people did not notice my announcement in the comments of that post, the winners of a signed copy of my species history book are: Cameron Peters Doug G Elais Jackson Jesse Schaefer Lorax sbh Send me an email with … Continue reading →

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by | October 25, 2011

Gratitude and humility

I sent this out this morning to a slew of folk: Dear all I am sending this to you as a mass mailing because I have been overwhelmed by the sheer number and generosity of donors since my pathetic begging … Continue reading →

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by | October 19, 2011

A shameless pathetic begging letter – give me money or God will take me to heaven

Late note: allow me to shout this out: YOU GUYS ROCK! I am totally overwhelmed by the generosity of the large and small donations -I know it was hard for some of you to give what you have. I am … Continue reading →

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by | October 17, 2011

I have arrived

I am now in Melbourne, and settling in amid the usual disasters and catastrophes involved in intercity moves… no solid internet yet, so I will be brief. I’ll be adding another Rise… post in a few days. I’m flying back … Continue reading →

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by | October 8, 2011

Passing thoughts and miscellany

First of all it occurs to me that people who expect the Singularity to occur simply do not get the logistic growth curve. I’ll just throw that out there. Second, the Great Migration Back to the Homeland (i.e., my move … Continue reading →

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by | October 4, 2011

Competition: copy of my species book

My book Species: A History of the Idea is soon to be available in paperback. I have a few copies I’d like to share, so put your name in the comments and make sure your email is filled out (it … Continue reading →

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by | October 1, 2011

Testing Tweet Embedding

Using a hint from here: Scientific fraud by Chronic Fatigue advocates http://t.co/91tRtiLH @john_s_wilkins New SEP Article: The Sophists http://t.co/8KbJXkZn @john_s_wilkins The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality http://t.co/pFxdDY0G @john_s_wilkins Bizarro – T rex’ nightmare http://t.co/x67uhnGw @john_s_wilkins Testing LaTeX … Continue reading →

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by | September 28, 2011

Crowdsourcing – online database in WordPress

Hi everyone. I have an idea: to set up a database of aphorisms by philosophers to which everyone can contribute, but which I will approve before it shows, and which everyone can search. Each record must include the bibliographical details … Continue reading →

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