by David Attenborough A Review There can be few people around the world who have not heard of David Attenborough. He has been involved in nature broadcasting for around seventy of his ninety-four* years. During this time, he has probably seen more of the planet than anyone else alive today. This book, A Life on …
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Pareidolia
[Pareidolia: - defined as the mind's ability to form images of things that aren't really there] The Nature of the Beast by Bryan Sykes A Review For a mainstream scientist, especially one as distinguished as the geneticist Bryan Sykes, to apply his knowledge and talents to a fringe study is unusual to say the least. …
Brief Candle in the Dark
A Life in Science by Richard Dawkins Brief Candle in the Dark is the second volume of Dawkins's autobiography; the first part, An Appetite for Wonder I reviewed here. Rather than being a chronological account of his life, this volume is set out by subject and is all the more interesting and enjoyable because of …
An Appetite For Wonder
The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins Professor Dawkins is one of the few dedicated scientists who can write about the most complex subject and make it both interesting and comprehensible. In An Appetite For Wonder, the first part of his intended two-part autobiography, we do not …
Saving the Sumatran Tiger
Tyger, tyger, burning bright,In the forests of the night;What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry?(William Blake) Today, I'd like to suggest a thought experiment: Suppose that those of you reading this article - let's say there are four hundred of you (you see, I'm an optimist) - are the …
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