When a copy of Dr. Andrew A. Robichaud’s recently published “Animal City; The Domestication of America” from Harvard University Press arrived on my desk, I began reading it that very evening.
Animal City
Harvard
Reaching the Stars
When I think about all the people I know presently involved in science – either actively working in one of the many disciplines from biology to astronomy, studying to one day do so, or working in an occupation supporting the dissemination of discoveries therein or for the greater widespread understanding thereof – the majority who […]
Fellow Creatures
Perhaps its because I’m getting older and more reflective about the world and the life I’ve lived in it. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been paying closer attention to the news reported by Hounds Off about their struggles to stop illegal hunting practices in Britain. Perhaps it’s because of the loss of our beloved little Bebe this past year. Whatever the reason, I’ve been giving much more thought lately than I can ever recall doing before to the relationship between humans and non-human animals.
Assembling the Dinosaur
Ever since Thomas Jefferson got into an argument with Count Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon about whose was bigger (native wildlife, that is), American’s have been fixated on the idea that everything from the United States must by necessity be better, stronger, faster, and – yes – larger than anything comparable from anywhere else.