Richard Carter, FCD
@friendsofdarwin.bsky.social
Writer • #HebdenBridge offcumden • #CharlesDarwin fanboy • European
Interested in where #science, #histsci and #nature intersect. Writing book about looking at the world through #Darwin ’s eyes.
https://richardcarter.com
https://friendsofdarwin.com
Interested in where #science, #histsci and #nature intersect. Writing book about looking at the world through #Darwin ’s eyes.
https://richardcarter.com
https://friendsofdarwin.com
50 is the new 60.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
50 is the new 60.
Well, quite. Coincidentally, Darwin's son George worked with Maxwell for a while. So, of course, Darwin pumped him for information… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId...
| Darwin Correspondence Project
www.darwinproject.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Well, quite. Coincidentally, Darwin's son George worked with Maxwell for a while. So, of course, Darwin pumped him for information… www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId...
In my previous career, I knew two very senior public-sector figures who had worked with the Andrew formerly known as Prince. They both (independently) described him as 'obnoxious'. This was long before the scandal broke.
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In my previous career, I knew two very senior public-sector figures who had worked with the Andrew formerly known as Prince. They both (independently) described him as 'obnoxious'. This was long before the scandal broke.
Guest speaker and TV celeb historian Michael Wood at Durham University, 1985. He was promoting his book on the Trojan War at the time, but, as he was in Durham, ad libbed for an hour on (his, if memory serves, dissertation subject) St Cuthbert, without notes, complete with quotes in Old English.
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Guest speaker and TV celeb historian Michael Wood at Durham University, 1985. He was promoting his book on the Trojan War at the time, but, as he was in Durham, ad libbed for an hour on (his, if memory serves, dissertation subject) St Cuthbert, without notes, complete with quotes in Old English.
Just spotted this in my RSS feeds and popped over here to send you a big hug, @rmathematicus.bsky.social
Get well soon!
Get well soon!
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just spotted this in my RSS feeds and popped over here to send you a big hug, @rmathematicus.bsky.social
Get well soon!
Get well soon!
It’s my new iPad on top of my old printer. (I ran out of desk-space.)
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It’s my new iPad on top of my old printer. (I ran out of desk-space.)