Evolution Nationalism and evolution 3 Dec 2007 Way back in the 1910s, when human evolution was poorly known, some trickster, probably Charles Dawson, its discoverer, set up a hoax: Piltdown man. This was enthusiastically accepted by many British experts because it made Britain, and in particular, England, a leading locale in human evolution. This was the era… 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
Evolution Creation, a personal reflection on the movie 18 Jul 201022 Jun 2018 I just saw the movie Creation, with Paul Bettany as Darwin and Jennifer Connelly (Bettany’s real life wife) as Emma Darwin. And I am very pleasantly surprised how well it worked as a film, as well as how effectively it represented the era. My quibbles are just that, quibbles. Mostly,… Read More
My internet connection is slow and transmission stopped for a minute with the complete sign visible, except for the unexpected last line. It was well worth the wait!
My internet connection is slow and transmission stopped for a minute with the complete sign visible, except for the unexpected last line. It was well worth the wait!
My internet connection is slow and transmission stopped for a minute with the complete sign visible, except for the unexpected last line. It was well worth the wait!
It’s missing one thing; a sticker advertising the services of a surgeon who specializes in reattaching fingers.
Probably no one here is old enough to recall the Australian cartoonist Emile Mercier, a favourite of my father. Mercier used to do things like that in his cartoons. I recall a scene of a golf course – off to one side was a sign saying (only) “Do not lean golf clubs against this notice”.
Probably no one here is old enough to recall the Australian cartoonist Emile Mercier, a favourite of my father. Mercier used to do things like that in his cartoons. I recall a scene of a golf course – off to one side was a sign saying (only) “Do not lean golf clubs against this notice”.
Probably no one here is old enough to recall the Australian cartoonist Emile Mercier, a favourite of my father. Mercier used to do things like that in his cartoons. I recall a scene of a golf course – off to one side was a sign saying (only) “Do not lean golf clubs against this notice”.