Not Saint Darwin 11 Feb 200918 Sep 2017 Oh, I forgot, due to the lack of internets at home, to link to my essay that I mentioned before: Not Saint Darwin, in Resonance [PDF] Consider this my “death of Darwin” piece. Evolution History
Evolution The philosophy of classification 29 Nov 2007 The term “radical” is a very loose term. It basically means “something that differs wildly from the consensus” in ordinary usage. So I hope David Williams and Malte Ebach won’t take offense if I say that they have a radical interpretation of the nature of classification. In a couple of… Read More
Evolution Spencer was no social Darwinian 30 Jul 20084 Oct 2017 For a while now, and in particular since I read Robert Bannister’s Social Darwinism and then actually read Herbert Spencer’s own work, I have been unable to reconcile the mythology about social Darwinism with the actual writings of Spencer himself. Supposedly the founder of the justification for robber baron capitalism,… Read More
Epistemology Linnaeus: the founder of databases 17 Jun 200918 Sep 2017 A couple of years ago I was in Exeter, and was chatting to Staffan Müller-Wille, who is an expert in the history of biology specialising in Linnaean taxonomy. He mentioned to me that Linnaeus had invented the index card in order to keep track of the increasingly large data set… Read More
John, I really enjoyed your essay on Darwin: the perfect points to keep in mind during the rest of Darwin’s celebration year.[/asskissing] Regarding Darwin’s true discoveries, I thought it was John Thompson’s 1830 paper in Zoological Researches that established the “crustacean nature of barnacles.”[/partypooper]
John, I really enjoyed your essay on Darwin: the perfect points to keep in mind during the rest of Darwin’s celebration year.[/asskissing] Regarding Darwin’s true discoveries, I thought it was John Thompson’s 1830 paper in Zoological Researches that established the “crustacean nature of barnacles.”[/partypooper]
Nice work – I think Darwin is celebrated because he was a careful scientist and able to back up his ideas with data.
Nice work – I think Darwin is celebrated because he was a careful scientist and able to back up his ideas with data.
Loved your essay!!! Keep up the good work now that you have returned to the civilized south. BTW, some of us have noticed your lack of internet connection. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. 🙂
Loved your essay!!! Keep up the good work now that you have returned to the civilized south. BTW, some of us have noticed your lack of internet connection. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. 🙂
Loved your essay!!! Keep up the good work now that you have returned to the civilized south. BTW, some of us have noticed your lack of internet connection. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. 🙂
I agree with Larry. Depriving you of an internet connection appears to slow you down sufficiently that normal people can keep up!
Loved the part where you talk about scientists and how they see good and bad guys in history. Great essay.
Loved the part where you talk about scientists and how they see good and bad guys in history. Great essay.