The North County Times, a local newspaper in Southern California, just published an interesting profile of fellow Panda's Thumb contributor Mark Perakh. I've mentioned his fascinating life before, having spent time in a Siberian prison camp in the Soviet Union before emigrating to Israel and then to the US. And from the picture, he looks pretty good for an 81 year old man! We all continue to send our best wishes to he and his wife Valentina as they put their life back together after their home burned down a couple months ago.
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Here's an example of why DaveScot should not be taken as anything more than a troll. Witness this comment about Mark Perakh:
Mark Perakh reviews yet another chapter of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design. In this particular chapter, Wells argues that "Lysenkoism is now rearing its ugly head in the US, as Da
Wes Elsberry has already posted about this on his blog, but our friend and fellow Panda's Thumb contributor Mark Perakh has suffered a terrible tragedy: his house has burned down, taking with it virtually everything.
Ed already highlighted it, but I wanted to draw more attention to this interview with Panda's Thumb contributor and author of th
I'm just a little south of him, if he needs help have him email me.