A positive review 12 Dec 2009 This is the first review of my book actually published that I know of. If anyone else sees one, let me know, OK? Review by Diane Beechinor at National Science Teachers Association. Book Species concept
History In defence of taxonomists [plus ça change] 7 Mar 20187 Mar 2018 I sympathize with the physiologist or ecologist, who after he has written a luminous paper on a Cratoegus or Viola, or Rosa, or Opuntia, endeavors to ascertain the proper name for his plant; but I do not sympathize with his objurgations against the whole tribe of species makers. There is… Read More
Administrative My talk online 23 Jan 2011 The Australian Broadcasting Commission, or ABC, radio show on science, Ockham’s Razor (named after some philosophy guy), has finally played my talk on species concept history and the death of essentialist stories. You can go listen to it here. The recording process was fraught. I have reduced lung capacity due… Read More
Epistemology Two new papers of mine 18 Aug 2009 Deflating genetic information – in which I argue that the only sense in which genes have “information” is the causal sense of specificity Darwin on species and heredity – in which I reprise some blog entries on this site about myths of Darwin. Both are under review, and hence neither… Read More
Any plans to come up with an edition of ‘Species’ for the lay reader? I’m sure plenty of us non-biologists need to be disabused of cherished absolutes around this topic also.