While researching the life and work of Prof. Max Von Pettenkofer, distinguished chemist and one-time cholera-sample drinker (“The Pettenkofer Files” in SW will give you the full story), I came across a link to a NY Times news story about his his (non cholera-related) 1901 suicide. result 19 of googling “Pettenkofer” (near the bottom...
Read MoreThey sing! They dance! They fire!
Pilobolus – the artillery fungi I wrote about in “Cow Crap Cannons” – are definitely going places. Check out this post in Zimmer’s “The Loom”, featuring the world’s first fungal opera.
Read MoreBrisbane’s wonders
Here is a podcast of an interview I did for Richard Fidler’s “The Conversation Hour” on ABC Brisbane. I had fun – Richard and his gang over there sure know how to make a guy feel at home. Unfortunately they also have a policy of photographing their interviewees, which accounts for the grinning atrocity on the left-hand side. Perhaps...
Read Moresweet medication.
This interesting find comes exactly at the right time for me to wish you all “Shana Tova” (“Happy new year” – the jewish new year is upon us, and one of traditional foods is honey, usually used for dipping apple slices into. I have no idea who came up with this puzzling combination, but there you have...
Read MoreAt least he doesn’t sing.
Small Wonders – The Theme Tune. Every book should have one. I composed the tune throughout just about the entire period I was writing my book. Acoustic guitar: me. Bird noises: bird (serendipitiously warbling outside the window.) faint baby noises at the end: Daniel. The pictures are just so your eyes don’t feel neglected. Taken in Tasmania and...
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Oמ Friday, 19th Sep., “Perspective” on ABC National broadcast “Slime City”, a five-minute excerpt from SW read by yours truly. The audio is available for listening here: Slime...
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