Administrative The ET Fund update 21 Mar 201221 Apr 2012 I continue to be humbled and my ego stroked by contributors to the Save ET from Extinction fund. I thought that it would be a good idea to maintain a list of contributors. So this is a post that will become a page later on. Thank you all! Recent contributors:… Continue Reading
Administrative Marking time… 10 Mar 201221 Jun 2018 It’s been a busy week (and a painful one: I advise my students to avoiding being old if they can and gout is one reason why – right: gout. This past fortnight has been extremely unpleasant). We are in what we can only hope is the final phase of negotiating… Continue Reading
Administrative A logical inference, or, on how to submit Carnival of Evolution posts 21 Jan 201221 Jan 2012 I could put this into standard logical form, or even argument map it, but I’m too lazy. However, since I’ll be hosting one of these soon, I should post this the way Bjørn Østman sent it to me: Carnival of Evolution only works if people submit posts. A person can… Continue Reading
Administrative A busy fortnight 9 Dec 201122 Jun 2018 So, I have been rather active for the last fortnight (that’s two weeks for Americans). I visited Canberra to work on a species concept paper with a colleague, Brent Mishler. I attended a philosophy of biology workshop in Bundanoon, a sleepy little town outside Sydney. I got a love kiss… Continue Reading
Administrative Wilkins hides in fear 1 Dec 20111 Dec 2011 I haven’t been engaging much recently. There is an Official Story and a Privileged Narrative. The Official Story is that I have submitted, revised or refined several recent papers for publication, met with a coauthor in Canberra (eight hours due north) for a paper, a talk of which I am… Continue Reading
Administrative Competition winners 2 Nov 20112 Nov 2011 In case people did not notice my announcement in the comments of that post, the winners of a signed copy of my species history book are: Cameron Peters Doug G Elais Jackson Jesse Schaefer Lorax sbh Send me an email with your addresses. I will send the books as soon as… Continue Reading
Administrative Gratitude and humility 25 Oct 201125 Oct 2011 I sent this out this morning to a slew of folk: Dear all I am sending this to you as a mass mailing because I have been overwhelmed by the sheer number and generosity of donors since my pathetic begging letter. God, by the way, has told me that he… Continue Reading
Administrative I have arrived 17 Oct 201117 Oct 2011 I am now in Melbourne, and settling in amid the usual disasters and catastrophes involved in intercity moves… no solid internet yet, so I will be brief. I’ll be adding another Rise… post in a few days. I’m flying back to Sydney on Friday to give a talk, so that… Continue Reading
Administrative Passing thoughts and miscellany 8 Oct 20118 Oct 2011 First of all it occurs to me that people who expect the Singularity to occur simply do not get the logistic growth curve. I’ll just throw that out there. Second, the Great Migration Back to the Homeland (i.e., my move back to Melbourne) happens this week so I will probably… Continue Reading
Administrative Competition: copy of my species book 4 Oct 201127 Oct 2011 My book Species: A History of the Idea is soon to be available in paperback. I have a few copies I’d like to share, so put your name in the comments and make sure your email is filled out (it doesn’t get shown publicly) and I will roll some virtual… Continue Reading