148 years ago today 24 Nov 2007 … a book was published that changed the way we thought of biology. Evolution General Science Species and systematics
Evolution India and evolution 1 Dec 2009 I am constantly impressed by the quality and intellectual nature of articles in English language Indian sites and newspapers. This one, by Vikram Doctor, discusses the influence and ideas of Edward Blyth on Charles Darwin. He points out that Blyth is, unfortunately, only remembered because the anti-Darwinians have tried to… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Australian bees are BETTER than American bees 7 Sep 2007 So, you thought that Colony Collapse Disorder, which is causing billions of dollars in losses in American agriculture, was an act of nature? You poor fools! It’s a plot, I tell yez. We Australians have hardier bees than you do, so they can carry an infectious disease that your weakly… Read More
Creationism and Intelligent Design The tautology problem 20 Aug 2009 A long time ago I wrote a not particularly good piece on the tautology problem: that natural selection is merely circular definition. I was just out of being an undergraduate when it was published, so it was at best an undergraduate piece. I have been unsatisfied with it ever since…. Read More
And 23 years ago today, my first personal contribution to the human gene pool arrived. I will always enjoy that coincidence.
If a boy, did you name him Orjan? No. At the time, we weren’t aware of the significance of the date. But if we had been, of course we would have been all over that…..
You want to complain… my daughter was an elective inducement, and we scheduled it for the Friday, because Thursday was mid week. Had we thought it through, her birthday would have been 6/7/89. Oh well…