The compelling moral argument from science for saving the Creation.*

Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth
Edward O Wilson (2006)

Part 3: What Science Has Learned

Arguments for saving the rest of life are drawn from both religion and science. The relevant principles of biology, the key science in this discourse, are explained here.


11. Biology Is the Study of Nature ( Excerpts. )

12. The Fundamental Laws of Biology ( Excerpts. )

13. Exploration of a Little-Known Planet ( Excerpts. )

* ibid

Cut deep and travel far.*

Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth
Edward O Wilson (2006)

Part 4: Teaching the Creation

The only way to save the diversity of life and come to peace with nature is through a widely shared knowledge of biology and what the findings of that science imply for the human condition.


14. How to Learn Biology and How to Teach It. ( Read more... )

15. How to Raise a Naturalist ( Read more... )

16. Citizen Science ( Read more... )

* ibid

The currency of science, its irreplaceable silver and gold.*

Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth
Edward O Wilson (2006)

Part 5: Reaching Across

Science and religion are the two most powerful forces of society. Together they can save the Creation.


17. An Alliance for Life ( Read more... )

About the Author

“…the Crafoord Prize, given by the Royal Swedish academy of Sciences for fields it does not cover by the Nobel Prize”


See also:

Orians, George H. & Judith H. Heerwagen. (1992) “Evolved responses to landscapes” in The adapted mind: Evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture. (J.H. Barkow, L. Comsmides, J. Tooby. Eds.)
Frumkin, H. (2001) “Beyond toxicity: human health and the natural environment” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 20: 234-240
Mittermeier, Russell A., et al. (2005) Hotspots revisited : Earth’s biologically richest and most endangered terrestrial ecosystems.
Louv, Richard. (2005) Last child in the woods: saving our children from nature-deficit disorder.


* ibid

The average life is full of near misses and absolute hits.*

I got quoted thrice on ljdq! Play and you too can enjoy this wonderful feeling of accomplishment!


...there is no other news.

(We-ell, spoke to supervisor regarding Amboseli Lion project, but I need a while yet before I can think about it without imploding into a dense mass of panic. Instead, more Torchwood!)

ETA: Zomg how could I forget?!? I learnt today that I have the recessive hitchhiker's thumb (wiki, x-ray). *is so cool*


( Your Attatchment Style )

Links of the Day:
versaphile on writing fanfic and fandom communities. Amazing entry.
telltale's 100 Movies in 2008 List
wearethebadwolf - Bad Wolf around the world, or why fandom is awesome.
mercurial_wit's Doctor Who Fanfic: Uncertainty Principles (Master/Doctor) - Has two prequels.
ben_munchkin's hilarious fanvid-manip featuring Jack and Ben.
aimeekitty's comics (adorable) and published book: Japan Ai: A tall girl's advenures in Japan
Encyclopedia Dramatica
Television Without Pity's Awards
The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks
News: U.S. ban on visitors with HIV could end soon: Legislation repealing two-decade-old policy may pass this week - They had. a ban. They had a ban. They... *brainmelt* Okay, I get why, from the biologist's perspective of an epidemic, but oy.
YouTube: Yu-gi-oh, the Abridged Movie - *incessant giggling*


* "Random Shoes", Torchwood