From climate change to species extinctions, ecology has joined economics among the ranks of dismal sciences, and evolution may not be far behind. A short piece in this week’s edition of Science summarizes numerous studies across many species demonstrating the sinister impacts of fishing, and what it means for optimal management. It has […]
I’m an “art guy,” so I get the errant question these days (by “these days” I mean “in our epoch,” but “these days” sounds more like “just folks” and is easier on the eyes) about what artists do, anymore. Let me be more specific. Modern(isms) happened in the late 19th century and early […]
I’ve been musing quite a bit about the environment lately. For the economically-minded, it’s a classic cost-benefit analysis. For others, it takes on a strong moral dimension. The following thought experiment is my feeble attempt to isolate these concerns. I’ll be very interested to hear what the other MP bloggers think […]
As I don’t have time tonight to finish an entire entry, let me briefly introduce myself to the reader and give her a flavor for what I will be writing about on the MP Blog. Currently I am a first-year graduate student at Indiana University studying evolutionary biology. For MP, I am working […]
Idiosyncratic publisher Continuum has a big catalog and good design sense. Their “Classic Criticism” series is small (so far comprised of three titles, from what I can gather) but interesting. What absolutely strikes me about these books - which have “been around” in some form or another for years - is their design […]
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