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Newsletter No. 9: ‘Time flies’

Stolen notebooks · DNA barcoding · butterflies · Mary Anning · flowers · cool videos · insects · snakes · mammalian evolution · book reviews

Published 12-Feb-2021
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: alice roberts, bicentennial oak, charles darwin, dna, flowers, insects, janet browne, mammals, stephen jay gould
‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in natural history.

Published 22-Oct-2020
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Essays, Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, reviews, stephen jay gould
‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Book review: ‘The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century’ by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Looking at the world through the eyes of a 17th-century polymath.

Published 19-Oct-2020
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science, People Tags: reviews, stephen jay gould, thomas browne
Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus (1766–1834)

Newsletter No. 8: ‘Reading for amusement’

Darwin reads Malthus · mass extinctions · earthworms · Gilbert White · Lonesome George · lichen · zebras · Neanderthals · life on Venus? · bats · book reviews · and more…

Published 28-Sep-2020
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: astrobiology, bats, charles darwin, earthworms, galapagos islands, gilbert white, mass extinctions, natural selection, neanderthals, podcasts, stephen jay gould, thomas malthus, tortoises
The Flamingo's Smile

Book review: ‘The Flamingo’s Smile’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in natural history.

Published 28-Jan-2018
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Essays, Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, evolution, reviews, stephen jay gould
The Panda's Thumb

Book review: ‘The Panda’s Thumb’ by Stephen Jay Gould

More Reflections in Natural History.

Published 24-Sep-2017
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Essays, Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, evolution, reviews, stephen jay gould
Ever Since Darwin

Book review: ‘Ever Since Darwin’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in Natural History.

Published 24-Sep-2017
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Essays, Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, evolution, reviews, stephen jay gould, used in newsletter

Book review: ‘Improbable Destinies’ by Jonathan Losos

How predictable is evolution?

Published 22-Aug-2017
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution, Nature/Ecology Tags: books, evolution, reviews, stephen jay gould
San Marco Cathedral, Venice
San Marco Cathedral, Venice.

Spandrel sight-seeing

In which I visit the spandrels of San Marco in Venice.

Published 20-Apr-2015
Filed under: Articles Tags: italy, richard lewontin, spandrels, stephen jay gould
‘The Structure of Evolutionary Theory’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘The Structure of Evolutionary Theory’ by Stephen Jay Gould

The maestro's magnum opus.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, evolution, reviews, stephen jay gould
‘The Mismeasure of Man’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘The Mismeasure of Man’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Why intelligence testing is stupid.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: History of Science Tags: books, intelligence, iq, reviews, stephen jay gould
‘The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister’s Pox’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister’s Pox’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Mending and Minding the Misconceived Gap Between Science and the Humanities.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Essays, Evolution, History of Science Tags: books, reviews, stephen jay gould

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