Why dinosaurs matter by Kenneth J. Lacovara
I was never one of those children who was majorly into dinosaurs, but I do remember a reading a few books as a kid. I can still remember the illustrations in...
12 January 2018
from Why dinosaurs matter by Kenneth J. Lacovara
Evolution has no trajectory and possess no momentum Kenneth J. Lacovara – Why Dinosaurs Matter. c2017 .
8 January 2018
from Why dinosaurs matter by Kenneth J. Lacovara
That sounds crazy, you might be thinking. Indeed it does, but that’s why we have science. As history demonstrates, common sense is a poor guide to understanding the structure and complexity...
7 January 2018
from Why dinosaurs matter by Kenneth J. Lacovara
The most damning misconception about dinosaurs is the idea that their extinction, except for the birds (more on that later), represents their own failure to adapt to changing conditions. Until relatively...
7 January 2018
The silver tide by Jen Williams
The Copper Cat trilogy ; book 3 As this is book three in a trilogy you really should read the books in order. And if you enjoy action and adventurer fantasy...
7 January 2018
The new friend by Jenny Colgan
Polly and the Puffin ; book 3 I haven’t read any of the others in this series, but if they are all like this then they are cute little stories about...
5 January 2018
Boo Who? by Ben Clanton
It can be hard to make new friends, especially when you are different that the other children. And in this case the new kid in the group is a ghost who...
4 January 2018
The non-binary brain
Misogynists are fascinated by the idea that human brains are biologically male or female. But they’ve got the science wrong Willingham, Emily, The non-binary brain. Aeon. – via metafilter
3 January 2018
Well, that’s 2017 over and done with
I’m going to ignore how terrible a year it was, in so many ways, and just look at the books and film I enjoyed this year. I just about made my...
2 January 2018
Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher
The Clocktaur War ; book 1 Any book by Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfihser) is one that I want to read, and as I back her on Patreon I have had...
2 January 2018
Tangleweed and brine by Deirdre Sullivan
A collection of thirteen short stories, retellings of various fairy tales, with a feminist slant. Deirdre Sullivan is one of those authors I’ve been meaning to get to for a while....
31 December 2017
from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
How many harmless young black men have been injured or killed in modern cities in white countries this year, for the crime of exciting someone else’s racism? Too many, and it...
30 December 2017