More on why Brian Blessed is a monkey 26 Apr 201126 Apr 2011 If this worked, you should see a rather nice, if occasionally naughty language using, discussion of the point I made I little while ago why we should redefine terms like “monkey” to include humans. Sorry John Hawks… Evolution Natural Classification Species and systematics Systematics
Ecology and Biodiversity Counting species 26 Aug 201122 Jun 2018 Suppose a scholar of toys wanted to count the number of kinds of toys in the world. Since this information is not generally recorded, the scholar might look at the ways toys are used, the sales figures, or the designs recorded in the patents and trademarks offices in order to… Read More
Evolution Myths 2: The origin of species 12 Feb 2009 So today, which is in the antipodes (we being so far ahead of you northern western types) the 200th birthday of an obscure British naturalist gentleman, we address this myth: Myth 2: Darwin did not explain the origin of species in The Origin of Species Here’s some folk claiming just… Read More
Australian stuff A local talk 15 Mar 202415 Mar 2024 HPS book celebration at the University of Melbourne Read More
“my dog’s a cat but he’s really fat and I shove him under the welcome mat doesn’t know where he’s going to and he doesn’t know where he’s been” Dag Nasty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwD6B3dRY8Y&feature=youtu.be