Another Seed blog moves on 31 May 2009 Dr. Joan Bushwell’s Chimpanzee Refuge is now here. Their reasons are given here. General Science
General Science On ID and the public awareness of evolution 20 Apr 2008 Imagine a scientific theory that very few people know or understand. Let’s call it “valency theory“. Now suppose someone objects to valency theory because it undercuts their view of a particular religious doctrine, such as transubstantiation. So they gather money from rich members of their faith community and start a… Read More
Biology The difference between philosophy and biology 6 Jun 2010 Robert Paul Wolf continues his fascinating, and dare I say name-naming and body-locating, autobiobiographical memoirs of the academy and his place in it. In the latest episode he mentions Ed Wilson, the famous ant specialist, sociobiologist, and promoter of science. Brian Leiter cites the passage in which Wolf has a… Read More
General Science Whewelling 1 Jun 2008 MOUSEBENDER: Good Morning. WENSLEYDALE: Good morning, sir. Welcome to the National Cheese Emporium. MOUSEBENDER: Ah, thank you my good man. WENSLEYDALE: What can I do for you, sir? MOUSEBENDER: Well, I was, uh, sitting in the public library on Thurmond Street just now, skimming through History of the Inductive Sciences… Read More
Either you are a very polite man or my comment at Sandwalk today at 9:46 didn’t come across as snarky as I thought it would. I suspect the former is true: you are polite and tactful. My apologies for leaping without looking; I just realized you moved from Scienceblogs and are so honourable that you continue to honour your agreement . Your tact is evident from your comments at Pharyngula. I intend to follow your blog despite the fact that you say you you are “not the clearest writer on the planet” (your comment @ Pharyngula on May 23, 2009 10:10 PM). Veronica
It’s all right – nobody is going to know all the players in any particular event on the internet, apart from those involved.