Neil Young gets his own web presence 13 May 200818 Sep 2017 No, not the use of Java to archive his music. This presence: A trapdoor spider named after him. This cute fellow: Hat tip: David Williams Ecology and Biodiversity Humor Species and systematics
Humor The real cause of the economic crisis: AC/DC 27 Oct 2008 The Grauniad has a front page item pinpointing the real cause of the economic crises of the part 30 years: the Australian/British group, AC/DC, or Acker-dacker as we call them here. Because when pants hems move up, the FTSE moves down, you know… I always knew Australia was the root… Read More
Administrative A paperback of Species: A History 12 Jan 2011 My not-inconsiderable ego has expanded several sizes upon the news from University of California Press that my book Species: A History of the Idea (see at right or on the My Books page) is to become a paperback. I hope to make a couple of corrections, and maybe add a… Read More
Evolution What is special about humans? 23 Nov 201827 Feb 2019 As soon as somebody asks the question “what is a ____?” we get into trouble. Not because we do not know about the thing in the blank, but because we tend to have the wrong idea about how to answer that question. Since the Greeks, the general feeling is that… Read More
Yeah, read about that in the news. Totally cool. I listened to my first Neil Young record—After the Goldrush—when I was 12 years old, and I was instantly hooked. Still am. Sort of strongly resonated with a certain melancholy disposition, I guess. ^_^J.
Yeah, read about that in the news. Totally cool. I listened to my first Neil Young record—After the Goldrush—when I was 12 years old, and I was instantly hooked. Still am. Sort of strongly resonated with a certain melancholy disposition, I guess. ^_^J.