Not so very long after beginning my university studies some many years ago, I became aware of a significant hole in my education. Despite being an “A” student all through my primary and secondary school years, I seemed to have graduated high school without ever having read much in the way of books that would […]
Unnatural(ist) Interests
A collection of essays, reviews, and musings on subjects other than natural history.
Everybody’s Business
I nearly skipped over this RSA podcast of Lucy Parker and Jon Miller discussing their new book Everybody’s Business; The Unlikely Story of How Big Business Can Fix the World. Fortunately I didn’t; it was very interesting indeed. While I don’t agree with everything the authors said, I found the open and honest attitude in […]
Tony Judt: Disturbing the Peace
A video recording of Tony Judt’s complete Lowell Humanities series lecture “Disturbing the Peace: Intellectuals and Universities in an Illiberal Age” as delivered at Boston College on 6 February 2007.
A Tove Jansson Reading List
Like many avid readers, when I find an author I very much enjoy I tend to read through his or her entire body of work. Most recently this has led me deep into the novels of the Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson.