Dudes, here's some stuff around the blogosphere that has caught my eye:
- Robert Skipper, a philosopher of biology, knows a whole lot about the history of population genetics. Is he the next Will Provine?
- Another philosopher, John Wilkins joins the fight against taxomonic bias.
- Razib wants you to bust a rhyme.
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