Another Seed blog moves on 31 May 2009 Dr. Joan Bushwell’s Chimpanzee Refuge is now here. Their reasons are given here. General Science
Fiction Arthur C. Clarke dies 18 Mar 2008 When I was about 8, I read in a newspaper that one of my favourite short stories, “The Sentinel”, by Arthur C. Clarke, was to be made into a movie by some film maker I never heard of. I had to wait 5 years to see 2001, A Space Odyssey…. Read More
Evolution ROUS’s? I don’t believe they exist. 15 Jan 2008 Anyone who knows the film The Princess Bride knows what happens next. Westley gets hit hard by a rodent about the size of a pitbull. However, it seems that ROUS’s (Rodents of Unusual Size) actually may have existed, in Uruguay. Nature reports that the skull of one has been discovered,… Read More
Biology On Hauser 20 Jul 201120 Jul 2011 Marc Hauser, the primatologist psychologist at Harvard who recently was accused of mistreating evidence and graduate students, has resigned. I am in two minds about this. His work, although I am unconvinced by some of it, was very important, and he was good at communicating to the lay reader (including… 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.