by duncan | Aug 24, 2016 | Science and Nature
When the topic of invasive species comes up, you might think of killer bees or zebra mussels or giant hogweed. But one of the most widespread invasive species is the earthworm. Ontario has no native earthworms. It’s only been a few thousand years since the...
by duncan | Aug 22, 2016 | Science and Nature
I always assumed that modern humans, living in industrial societies, did most of the animal extermination in the world. After all, there are billions of us, covering a good portion of the planet. Everyone knows that Europeans wiped out the dodo in the 16th century,...
by duncan | Nov 19, 2012 | Science and Nature
I came across this insightful Richard Feynman quote on C2.com. “Right. I don’t believe in the idea that there are a few peculiar people capable of understanding math, and the rest of the world is normal. Math is a human discovery, and it’s no more...