History Gosse is online 9 Dec 2007 For those who wish a copy of Gosse’s famous Omphalos, I have uploaded it to Internet Archive. It’s still only a PDF, but I hope that the IA folks will do an OCR. Many thanks to Noelie Alito for buying me the copy. Now that it’s scanned, I’ll have it… Read More
History The first biological species concept 10 May 200918 Sep 2017 Before this text in 1686, the term species just meant some sort or kind of organism. It was a Latin word in ordinary use without much meaning in natural history, but then arguments began whether or not there were one or more species for this or that group, and so… Read More
Biology On borders and boundaries 30 Jun 2010 Thos who focus on differences often tend to look more closely at boundaries than at the core of the phenomenon, whether it is social, biological or conceptual. So I was pleased to read this comment by Will Thomas regarding boundaries in social and historical contexts: However, I want to finish… 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”.