The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.
Where has all the heather gone?
on the moor (book)
Newsletter No. 12: Unspeakable things beneath the shrubs
Mark E Smith · Alan Bennett · Carl Linnaeus · Ronald Blythe · human evolution · flu epidemics · Great Exhibition of the North · Charles Darwin · insects · introverts · Virginia Woolf · John Tyndall
Newsletter No. 11: Penguin eggs and yetis
Sir Thomas Browne · Saturn · penguin eggs · heroes of science · evolution of languages · nature books · dna barcoding · periodic table · Alice Roberts · geology
Newsletter No. 10: Book launch
24-Nov-2017: 158 years ago today saw the publication of my hero Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’. What better excuse could I possibly need for choosing today to launch my own book, ‘On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk’.
My book is finally out!
I’m delighted to announce the launch of my book ‘On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk’.
The appearance of my child
This afternoon, I received my proof copy of ‘On the Moor’.
Newsletter No. 9: Teaser or spoiler?
On the Moor · Zanzibar · container ships · giant ground sloth · Barry Lopez · indigenous people · Cambrian Explosion · Little Toller · Iain Sinclair
Feedback sought: Potential covers for my book
I’ve been experimenting with some different cover designs for my book ‘On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk’, and would be interested in receiving any feedback you might have.
My concrete muse
She might only be a lump of concrete, but I have an immense fondness for trig. point 4144.
My bat-shit crazy hypothesis about rooks
A ridiculous observation concerning rooks, which can't possibly be right.