Briefly 16 Feb 2009 I finally have internet – only took Primus three weeks to install and get working my internet and phone – and that was with an existing account and line! Tonight I went to the opening of a Thomas Henry Huxley exhibit at the Macleay Museum, and Michael Ruse gave an excellent talk on Tom and his Sydney connection (his wife Nettie came from Sydney and THH himself spent a fair bit of time here and up north on the HMS Rattlesnake). Then a nice Thai dinner and talk, although (you may be surprised to learn) I spent a lot of time just listening. Ruse and Paul Griffiths at the same table made for entertaining discussion. Then I stayed up to watch the latest Dexter and so to bed… Evolution History
Epistemology Homology and analogy 27 Aug 201018 Sep 2017 Last time I noted that phylogenetic classification was based on homologies, which I have elsewhere discussed. Now I want to consider how we might generalise it across all the sciences. And in particular I want to consider the other form of classificatory activity, by analogy, might also generalise. This will… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Darwin was wrong…ish 23 Jan 200918 Sep 2017 There’s been a slew of “Darwin was wrong” and “Evolution is more complicated” stories in the media lately. It’s nearing Darwin day so simple minded media hacks can be explained as needing to find the requisite “drama” in their “stories”. But the real picture is a lot more nuanced, and… Read More
Evolution An ancient cladogram 29 Apr 200918 Sep 2017 As I investigate the use of tree diagrams in the nineteenth century, I keep running across things that shouldn’t be there. One of them was this book: Herdman, William Abbott. 1885. A Phylogenetic Classification of Animals (For the Use of Students). London; Liverpool: Macmillan & Co.; Adam Holden. It’s on… Read More
They weren’t when I signed a two year contract in Brisbane. I have to say I won’t be signing another one. Colin, I have no idea. I am trying to track this down, but nothing seems to work.
Now, I make the connection. “Primus” is not a band that wrote a bad lyric, but instead a telecom/provider.
This apparently was posted at 11pm on Feb 16th, which it probably was, you being in Sydney and all, but it’s messing up the RSS feed,because it’s not getting that you are in Sydney and I’m in Ottawa, Canada. I think you aren’t indicating timezone correctly or something?