Farr on MRI 3 Aug 2009 Introducing an irregular series of quotes that catch my eye: Noise is principally due to the presence of the patient. [R. F. Farr] HT Omri Schwartz Philosophy Quotes Quotes
Epistemology Some of my recent papers and reviews 28 May 2010 “What is a species? Essences and Generation” forthcoming in Theory in Biosciences. Review of the Cambridge Companion to Darwin for RNCSE. Secularism essay in which I argue that secularism protects religions. A shorter version of the Milvian Bridge essay, with Paul Griffiths Read More
Philosophy Epitaph on a Tyrant 4 Aug 2009 Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after, And the poetry he invented was easy to understand; He knew human folly like the back of his hand, And was greatly interested in armies and fleets; When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter, And when he cried the little… Read More
Evolution Evolution quotes 15 Apr 2010 Natural Selection is not Evolution. Yet, ever since the the two words have been in common use, the theory of Natural Selection has been employed as a convenient abbreviation for the theory of Evolution by means of Natural Selection, put forward by Darwin and Wallace. [Ronald Aylmer Fisher, The Genetical… Read More
That reminds me of a Monty Python skit, where John Cleese and others are doctors. John Cleese runs through the checklist – all the equipment is there, anaesthetist present, assistant present, students, nurses present. “Something missing, something missing……..O yes, ………..patient!” Later, the parturient patient says something and is rebuffed – “You’re NOT QUALIFIED!”
It’s even better. She’s giving birth, and asks the doctor, “What do I do?” and Chapman replies, as the supercilious doctor, “Nothing, dear. You’re not qualified“. And you forgot the machine that goes ping!