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Hurricane Reading [Greg Laden's Blog]ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Sep 5, 2008 Hey, People of Florida! As long as you are going to get wacked by a hurricane, you might as well get a copy of Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen to occupy your time while the power is off. At the beginning of the summer … |
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Sep 5, 2008
For those of you in the New York City area, paleo artist Ray Troll and paleobotanist Kirk Johnson will be presenting a lecture on their wonderful book Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway (see my review here, pick it up here) …
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Book Progress #31 [Laelaps]ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Sep 3, 2008 It was slow going, but I was able to write the first three pages of the new iteration of the dinosaur/birds chapter. (It is called, for good reason, "Footprints (and Feathers) in the Sands of Time." At least for now … |
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Sep 3, 2008
I have been meaning to post this quote for quite a while now, for no other reason than I found it amusing. It is from R.M. Ballantyne's novel The Gorilla Hunters ; "And in the first place-" "O Ralph, I entreat you," …
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Aug 31, 2008
I have spent most of today finishing up Jane Davidson's A History of Paleontology Illustration (a review of which I intend on will writing up shortly), but I took a quick break to blow a few bucks at the Cranbury …
Pharyngula - Aug 28, 2008
Jennifer Oullette has put together a pop-sci book meme (and John Lynch has joined in). It's the usual thing, a long list of books and you're supposed to highlight the ones you've read, this time with the theme being …
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Aug 28, 2008
Jennifer Oullette has put together a pop-sci book meme (and John Lynch has joined in). It's the usual thing, a long list of books and you're supposed to highlight the ones you've read, this time with the theme being …
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Aug 28, 2008
I've taken some of the last week to try to practice what Boice calls "actively waiting" in preparation for writing on a project I've been avoiding. See the project plan here and a discussion about "actively waiting" …
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - Aug 28, 2008
Interesting post (based on one of my favourite books which may warrant a re-reading after many years - Adler's "How to Read a Book" but adapted to online reading) How to Read by Brian Clark: We know that people don't …
A Blog Around The Clock - Aug 28, 2008
Interesting post (based on one of my favourite books which may warrant a re-reading after many years - Adler's "How to Read a Book" but adapted to online reading) How to Read by Brian Clark: We know that people don't …