David McInnis
@dnmcinnis.bsky.social
Professor of Shakespeare & Early Modern Drama (Melbourne) | Editor, Shakespeare Quarterly (with Vanessa I. Corredera & Arthur L. Little, Jr) | Lost plays | Editing Behn, Shakespeare, & Marlowe.
Oh ye shades of Keats and Shelley, are we come to this? 😉
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Oh ye shades of Keats and Shelley, are we come to this? 😉
Interesting side note — the ‘Romeo Problem’: ‘Romeo mistakenly thought the unconscious Juliet was dead and abandoned hope, with tragic consequences. By analogy, if a species is mistakenly declared extinct, conservationists may give up on it.’
www.aldoleopold.org/blogs/the-ro...
www.aldoleopold.org/blogs/the-ro...
The “Romeo Problem”—When to Declare a Species Extinct | The Aldo Leopold Foundation
If a species is believed to be extinct but, in fact, still survives, that could have tragic consequences that hasten the species’ eventual demise, such as no longer protecting its critical habitat.
www.aldoleopold.org
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Interesting side note — the ‘Romeo Problem’: ‘Romeo mistakenly thought the unconscious Juliet was dead and abandoned hope, with tragic consequences. By analogy, if a species is mistakenly declared extinct, conservationists may give up on it.’
www.aldoleopold.org/blogs/the-ro...
www.aldoleopold.org/blogs/the-ro...
Brilliant!!! Congratulations!! (…now sleep!)
September 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Brilliant!!! Congratulations!! (…now sleep!)
That was a particularly great session
September 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
That was a particularly great session