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Writing tagged: ‘Stephen Jay Gould’

Violin

Descent into violins

The best essayists use seemingly trivial, original examples to illustrate recurring themes of personal importance.

Published 24-Jul-2022
Filed under: Writing Tags: climate change, essays, on writing, Rebecca Solnit, 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: Writing Genres: Essays, History, Science Tags: Charles Darwin, 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: Writing Genres: People, Science Tags: reviews, Stephen Jay Gould, Thomas Browne, W.G. Sebald
Thomas Browne

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

Published 02-Dec-2017
Filed under: Writing Tags: Alice Roberts, Charles Darwin, dna, geology, GrrlScientist, language, On the Moor (book), prehistory, Stephen Jay Gould, Thomas Browne, Thony Christie, W.G. Sebald

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Down the Rocks Anglesey 2023 What we saw on our annual holiday in Anglesey.
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Mark Cocker and other naturalists in Nutclough Wood Cocker, the walk A short walk with Mark Cocker to admire the natural grandeur of a Yorkshire wood.
Flight event Propellor: Flight // In Conversation A cross-genre performance of music and words.

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Rich Text Newsletter No. 31: ‘When nice old ladies wave’ Crossing paths with the queen · medieval books · palimpsests · pelicans · prehistoric forests · runways · light pollution · Stendhal · spiders · Musk · and more…

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