A philosopher reviews a biologist on evolution 24 Mar 2009 Anthony Grayling, who does a really interesting review column in the Barnes and Noble Review, entitled “A Thinking Read”, has a piece on Jerry Coyne’s book Why Evolution is True. This saves me having to read it and review it for you myself. The column title is a pun on Blaise Pascal’s statement that “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed”. A pun which I wish I had come up with. Book Evolution Species and systematics
Evolution Why I love the Jewish point of view 27 Feb 2008 Chaim Potok, I think, once wrote that people either love the Jews too much or hate them too much. I hope I do neither, but I found this particular point of view by Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman a brilliant example of why I don’t want to demonise those who are religious… Read More
Evolution Trashcan: chaotic remnants 7 Dec 2008 Siris has an interesting piece on the nature of the liberal arts. I loves me some 13th century, I does. Bora objects to Obama’s choices being characterised as “elites” and therefore bad. On the other hand, the term “groupthink” was coined to characterise the elite advisors of the first American… Read More
Biology Evolution quote: Sirks and Zirkle 25 Apr 201125 Apr 2011 At this point it might be well to insert a fact that has generally been overlooked by the historians of biology. The pre-evolutionary concept of species is generally given as a universally accepted view that species were constant and true breeding forms. Actually, the idea that species were completely stable… Read More
The standard phrase is “You will, John, you will.” Also, Your Royal Highness is like a stream of bat’s piss.
The standard phrase is “You will, John, you will.” Also, Your Royal Highness is like a stream of bat’s piss.
The standard phrase is “You will, John, you will.” Also, Your Royal Highness is like a stream of bat’s piss.