> Val•e•dic•tion from the Latin words for “farewell” and “speech”. And who or what am I saying goodbye to? My home city of Vancouver, for one, and my friends and…
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>Neo-simians, In the final hours of 2009, let us take a moment to reflect on this: up until 150 years ago, no one had the faintest idea why we look…
>November 16 2009 Bio-Brethren, This USA tour has recently provided me with some great reminders of why the Rap Guide to Evolution is a worthy project, even if I do…
>November 6 2009 Science Fans, Greetings from York Haven, Pennsylvania (about six miles from Dover). The title of this message is also the title of a book by Lauri Lebo,…
>October 15 2009 Tree People, Many of you have heard about the phenomenon of Canadian tree planting culture, but for some of you it will be a completely alien concept….
>August 21 2009 Friends, Today I won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for the Rap Guide to Evolution, which is a prize given each year to the best new writing…
>August 15 2009 Meme Pools, The launch of the Edinburgh Fringe was one week ago, and I just finished performing my 25th show of the festival. Yes, with previews last…
>August 1 2009 Human Tribespeople, Tomorrow I depart for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and possibly the greatest creative adventure of my life to date (I know, I always say that)….
>July 13 2009 Reciprocal Altruists, Yesterday I returned from the Cambridge Darwin Festival, after six days of evolutionary bliss. Every day consisted of morning and afternoon sessions featuring top evolutionary…
>June 16 2009 … in the Western Wilderness is where I’ve been for the past month, living in a tent and planting trees near Merritt, BC. And “Apocalyptic Utopian Dreams…