Tempe AZ 3 Mar 2008 So I’m here, and after a long sleep I got to see some marvellous AZ scenery before the camera died. I’m staying with my mate Malte, who was a costudent of Gareth Nelson with me some years back, Tomorrow the Workshop begins. I must get around to writing my talk… In my absence, please go read this marvellous talkdown of the Disco liars, and attack on the bicycle riders. Administrative
Administrative Talk on natural classification 23 Mar 2011 If anyone happens to be near the University of New South Wales on Friday, I’m giving a talk on natural classification. Come and heckle (or Haeckel). Read More
Administrative Off to the wilds of Oxfordshire 14 May 2010 So, tomorrow I fly to Oxford (well, to Heathrow, and bus to Oxford) to this conference on religion and toleration. It looks to be an interesting conference, and I am commenting on a paper by one of my favourite anthropologist/psychologists, Ara Norenzayan from UBC. It includes such luminaries as Amartya… Read More
Administrative Briefly 13 Jul 2009 Just a short note to interrupt the no doubt by now telepathic game of Mornington Crescent being played on this blog… I have give both my papers, one the the local conference and one to the international. It’s always really comforting when the leading historians in the field are sitting… Read More