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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Voyage of the Beagle – Darwin
In previous posts we have discussed both Darwin himself and the voyage of the Beagle. It will be handy to cross reference these posts to gain a decent background of the material. Today’s post will discuss how the second edition … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, Evolution, Galapagos, Harvard Classics, Indian Wars, Science, The Voyage of the Beagle
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Ice and Glaciers – Hermann von Helmotz
“Whoever, in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility may rest assured that he seeks in vain.” — Academic Discourse (Heidelberg 1862)[ As a manner of keeping perspective on science and its advancements, the Harvard Classics included a … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate, Glaciers, Harvard Classics, Hermann von Helmotz, Ice, Science, Utility
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Great American Eclipse
Great American Eclipse by Michael Romani Monumental crowds wait in expectation Joined in the sensational celebration Excited smiled curve on all the lips In a once in a lifetime total eclipse There is a path of projected totality It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Blot, Moon, Path of Totality, Poetry, Science, Solar, Sun, The Great American Eclipse
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First Principles: Science Opens Eyes To Truth
“All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Inquiry, Investigation, Rights of Man, Science, Thomas Jefferson, Truth
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyage of the Beagle
Originally published in 1839, as Darwin’s Journal and Remarks, when this work was republished in 1905, it became The Voyage of the Beagle. This may have caused a little concern at the time. After all, this journal was actually the third volume … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthropology, Audiobook, Biology, Darwin, Exploration, Geology, Harvard Classics, Literature, Science, The Voyage of the Beagle, Uruguay, Voyage
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On the Origins of Species – Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life is a book written for us non-specialist readers by Charles Darwin. Thankfully, the public and scientists alike have come … Continue reading
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Tagged Darwin, Discussion, Harvard Classics, Literature, Open Mind, Origins of Species, Science
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Thought of the Day: Conscience Isn’t Dictated By Majority Rule
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” -Harper Lee, writer (28 Apr 1926-2016) Atticus Finch states this in Chapter 11 of To Kill A Mockingbird. If you’re inclined to read the full text of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Conscience, George W Bush, Harper Lee, Literary Classic, Majority Rule, Science, To Kill A Mockingbird
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Never A Good Thing
After some thought and careful consideration, I’ve decided to edit this post to reflect that it will stand as my response to the challenge to Day 26 of the Poem A Day challenge. I am completely convinced that scientists in … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilization, Conscience, Deniers, Dissenters, Earth Day, Gaia, Hypocrisy, Hypotheses, Industrialization, Oxymoron, Partisan, Performance Art, Science, Secular Religion, Theology, Truth
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Thought of the Day: How Science Happens
It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was possible to find them. -J. Robert Oppenheimer, theoretical physicist (22 Apr 1904-1967)
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Tagged Oppenheimer, Science, Theoretical Physicist, Truth
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