I’ve recently been taking a break from writing Looking for Darwin to write a series of articles for New Zealand’s major national newspaper, the Sunday Star-Times. The series is called Back to Nature and it is my very personal look at the people who have been among the greatest advocates for Nature. You can read my account of Stephen J. Gould here: a man I admired for his views on Nature but detested when his own nature was on view.Tags:Stephen J. Gould, Nature, Looking for Darwin, Charles Darwin, Sunday Star-Times
My daughter pointing to a fossil she has found in the Burgess Shale.I have just returned to New Zealand from a research trip for Looking for Darwin. One of the highlights was a hike to the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park, Canada – the site made famous by the fossilized bodies of weird creatures found at no other place on Earth. Read More...Tags:Charles Darwin, Stephen J. Gould, Burgess Shale, Daughter, Fossils, Qualcott Quarry
