Online ornithology 9 Sep 2009 One or another feed notification led me to this wonderful online course in ornithology by Gary Richison at Eastern Kentucky University. I just spent a nice 30 minutes reading just the first lecture. Fantastic. Go check it out. Biology Ecology and Biodiversity Evolution Science Species and systematics Systematics
Ecology and Biodiversity Developing dumbness 5 Aug 2008 I get a lot of Google alerts about various things, including species concepts, obviously. I have noticed a pattern: media from the so-called “developed” or “first world” almost never put much in the way of actual facts or knowledge in their reports, concerned, I guess, that it will scare the… Read More
Evolution Some fun 11 Jun 2008 This guy is brilliant, both as a guitarist and a lyricist. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpNoQaB2LT0&hl=en] Oh, his name’s Chris Smither, if you want to Google him. Read More
Evolution Darwin conference at U Chicago 16 Apr 2009 Yes, I know there are thousands of these this year, and by October we’ll all be tired of them, but this one looks like the main game: Darwin/Chicago 2009. I am, of course, upset not to be invited to speak, but there are a few good names there to make… Read More
I can’t be bothered to check it, but are black swans mentioned? If not, why are you interested in the course?