Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
I was fascinated and horrified by the story of Clive Wearing (video below), once a good musician and conductor (and still can play music) but, laid low in 1983 by a herpes simplex virus that damaged his brain, he was left with a memory that lasts only seven seconds. He can’t remember anything that took … Continue reading The man with a memory only seven seconds long
Good morning on Monday, August 30, 2021: National Toasted Marshmallow Day. I must admit that I like mine burnt to a crisp—ignited over a fire until the outside is black. It’s also National Holistic Pet Day, International Whale Shark Day, Frankenstein Day (Mary Shelly’s birthday), and the International Day of the Disappeared. News of the … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Greetings on Friday, July 9, 2021: National Sugar Cookie Day. It’s also World Kebab Day, Fashion Day, Martyrdom of the Báb (see below under 1850), National No Bra Day, and, in Australia, Constitution Day. Wine of the Day: The Spanish red below is made from the Mencia grape, grown only on the Iberian peninsula. A bit … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on Ceiling Cat’s Day: Sunday, August 30, 2020, and I am tired after only about four hours of sleep (more on that later). It’s National Toasted Marshmallow Day; below are some “medium” toasted marshmallows, which are already too burnt for many people but not burnt enough for me. These may be useful for … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
Already the “work week” is drawing to an end: it’s Thursday, July 9, 2020: National Sugar Cookie Day. It’s also the day honoring the Martyrdom of the Báb (a day for adherents to the Baháʼí Faith; see below), well as National No Bra Day. I’ve heard that the pandemic has greatly reduced the use of … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
Is it already Friday? Yes, it’s August 30, 2019: the penultimate day of the month, and exactly one week since I was sliced open and manipulated with huge robotical surgical arms. (I’m healing nicely, thank you.) Here’s Matthew’s report on the status of Britain’s constitutional crisis. He proffers just a tweet: Our @Adamstoon1 @EveningStandard offers … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)
I’m back in Chicago, and today is Tuesday, July 9, 2019, and it’s National Sugar Cookie Day, celebrating the most puerile of all cookies. This evening begins the Bahá’í holiday of the Martyrdom of the Báb (executed on this day in 1850), and it’s also Constitution Day in both Australia and Pulau. And all the … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Good morning: it’s Monday, September 17, 2018, and the week that orientation begins for students at the University of Chicago (“O-week” starts on Saturday the 22nd—the first day of fall in our hemisphere). It’s also National Apple Dumpling Day, celebrating a pastry not often seen, as well as Constitution Day in the U.S., celebrating the signing … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
