And by “Professor Steve,” I mean my pal Professor Steve Jones of University College London—geneticist, collaborator (we worked together on fly migration and behavior), author, and science popularizer. As I’ve just learned from Nick Lane via Matthew Cobb, Steve turns 70 today. I dare not email him birthday wishes, as he’d just grouse and mutter, but I can put up this post and send him the link.
Many happy returns, my friend!
Here are Steve and I at the Hay Literary Festival a few years back. I was called as a last-minute replacement on a panel that included Tom Stoppard, and so I desperately needed a jacket. Steve kindly loaned me his, and, as you can see, it’s a special jacket “made especially for Professor Steve Jones.” I’m marveling at the label. 
