Watch Wilkins from Space 14 Dec 2008 The Wilkins Ice Shelf, of course. The European Space Agency has a “satcam” up for you to see how it’s going. General Science
Ecology and Biodiversity When entropy and ecology collide… 9 Nov 2008 …the albino silverback blinks once or twice, says knowingly “Yes, yes”, and sends those who do understand math to these two posts at The n-Category Café: “Entropy, Diversity and Cardinality” post 1, post 2. If I read it aright, it means that diversity is measured as the entropy of some… Read More
General Science Correlation does not imply causation 20 Dec 2009 One of the oldest fallacies is the “fallacy of affirming the consequent“. Basically it is the logical form of the old statistical fallacy of taking correlation to imply causation. Just because two things are true doesn’t mean there is some kind of causal relation, or even logical relation, between them…. Read More
Evolution The ontology of biology 2 – How to derive an ontology in biology 11 Nov 200818 Sep 2017 There have been several attempts to produce an ontology of biology and the life sciences in general. One of the more outstanding was Joseph Woodger’s 1937 The Axiomatic Method in Biology, which was based on Russell’s and Whitehead’s Principia and the theory of types. In this, Woodger attempted to develop… Read More
The metaphor hadn’t escaped me. I’m fat, all wet, and my future is uncertain. But I’m far from frigid, and penguins don’t shit on me.
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
Oh dear. Is Wilkins being set adrift in new waters? Sounds like an allegory for your life at the moment. You’re not going on a diet as well, are you?
I’ve been watching it, and that ice bridge is getting real narrow at the far end. I’m thinking a clean break pretty dang soon.
I’ve been watching it, and that ice bridge is getting real narrow at the far end. I’m thinking a clean break pretty dang soon.