Not Good Ideas #1 26 Jun 2009 Yeah, like this isn’t going to end with Jeff Goldblum in the back of an SUV running away very quickly… History Technology
Biology What came before Darwin 2 Oct 2009 If ever you wondered what the “default” view was before the modern era began with the late 18th century naturalists, culminating in Darwin, regarding the natural world, this passage, from a philosopher with the odiferous name William Smellie, gives a complete summary. Read More
History The historical way to do science 2 Oct 2010 A review of two history of science books in History Today starts out The story of science is Whig history. We are forever cherry-picking the routes by which we came to our present understanding of the world – and the implication is always the same: our current grasp is final,… Read More
Evolution Getting rid of “Darwinism” 16 Jul 200818 Sep 2017 Good to see that Olivia Judson has finally caught up with me… Read More
Robots may be good at insect and pest control. But how do you deal with stoned Tasmanian wallabies? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8118257.stm
You’re not going to run very far if you’re in the back of a transit van. A couple of metres, perhaps. *confused*