Another Seed blog moves on 31 May 2009 Dr. Joan Bushwell’s Chimpanzee Refuge is now here. Their reasons are given here. General Science
Ecology and Biodiversity Miscellany 23 Dec 2008 Damn it’s hot. Around here, snow is at a premium, which means our solstitial celebrations are less active than those oop north. Anyway, I got interviewed last night on national radio, the ABC’s National Evening show, talking about the early ideas of philosophy to presenter Rhys Muldoon. Nice fellow. It… Read More
General Science Resolved: religion is the greatest threat to scientific progress and rationality that we face today 27 Apr 2008 The Nays won, narrowly, and the debate, between Daniel Dennett and Lord Robert Winston, will be available as a podcast here. A summary is here. One thing that I find interesting in these debates, which let’s face it are more important for allowing people to vent than actually proving anything,… Read More
Evolution NYT article on genes 10 Nov 2008 Here, by the incredibly young, handsome and way too successful Carl Zimmer, late of the Seed stable. Carl brings to mind my favourite Truman Capote saying: It is not enough to succeed. Friends must be seen to have failed. Anyway, go read the bastard’s excellent essay. I will just sit… 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.