Misc:
On at least one occasion, Charles Darwin took the time to share some of the little details involved in conducting geological fieldwork. He was one of a number of noted scientists who contributed to a book that was edited...
Posted on February 12, 2008 4:06 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Adam Sedgwick was one of the leading geologists of Darwin's time, and was a friend and former teacher of Darwin. After reading Origin of Species, he wrote a letter to Darwin expressing his disappointment with the book. In his...
Posted on February 12, 2008 11:22 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
It's the 199th birthday of two extraordinary people: Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. One was extremely controversial when he was alive; the other has become more controversial since he died. In honor of the two birthdays, I'll be posting...
Posted on February 12, 2008 1:54 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Tangled Bank #98 is now available at The Quintessence of Dust. Read and Enjoy....
Posted on February 6, 2008 12:34 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Terry Pratchett just announced that he's been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's. He's at least somewhat upbeat, though: PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted...
Posted on December 12, 2007 9:24 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I took two years of German not all that long ago, but I can't really say I learned the language. I can pick out words here and there, make it to the bathroom, and say "I'm sorry, but my...
Posted on December 11, 2007 2:57 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I haven't always had as much concern about copyright infringement as I do now, but I've always considered it to be a given that copyright infringement involves taking something that doesn't belong to you without paying the owner. Taking...
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Posted on November 27, 2007 12:47 PM • 120 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Two unions representing professions involved in the entertainment industry are on strike right now - Broadway stagehands in New York, and writers for both big- and little-screen productions nationwide. These strikes - especially the writers' one - have stirred...
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Posted on November 12, 2007 9:20 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Skeptical Alchemist tagged me with the Pharyngula Mutating Meme - a series of questions that can change as they get passed from blogger to blogger according to a set of simple rules. The original questions were: 1. The...
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Posted on October 21, 2007 4:20 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Our Coach Pitch baseball team just played the first game of the season. We had a very good game; the other team had a slightly better game. Everyone had fun, though, which is the key. A few quick thoughts...
Posted on October 16, 2007 8:48 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Those tricky Culture Warriors - they've gone and launched the latest assault in the War on Christmas early this year, denying the Evil Secularist Conspiracy the chance to properly prepare for battle. They didn't wait until Thanksgiving this year,...
Posted on September 29, 2007 10:19 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Mike Dunford is a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studies evolution. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with. 
