The Temple of Nature

Organic life beneath the shoreless waves
Was born and nurs'd in ocean's pearly caves;
First forms minute, unseen by spheric glass,
Move on the mud, or pierce the watery mass;
These, as successive generations bloom,
New powers acquire and larger limbs assume;
Whence countless groups of vegetation spring,
And breathing realms of fin and feet and wing.

Erasmus Darwin. The Temple of Nature. 1802

Retro Gaming Part VI -- Turtle Power!

I now have in my possession two of my most beloved, side-scrolling, beat-em-up video games as a kid.

TMNT II: Arcade Game

and



TMNT IV: Turtles in Time

32 Songs in 8 Minutes

I love medleys. They're the perfect fix for my musical attention deficit disorder. This one is especially clever, well played, and filled with nerdy in-jokes.

New Song: Another Glass

I'm working on something of a music video, but I'm not sure when I'll finish, so I'll post the song now.



I am almost certain that this chord progression is unoriginal, but I can't figure out what song I'm ripping off. I thought maybe the ending of The Usual Suspects, but doesn't seem so. I called it "Another Glass" because it is the second Philip Glass-ian song I've written.

The "Manzier" Finds Success in Japan

Only in Japan. And maybe New York.

Darwin Day Birthday Call

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THURS., FEB 12 @ 1PM EASTERN GROUP CALL WITH SCIENTISTS
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Prominent scientists will attend our call on Thursday, Feb 12 at 1pm New York time. Below are the names of our special guests - or those that have agreed to support our group and have their names listed below.

Sign-up here for the free seminar with some of the world's top scientists: (you have to click on this link to actually register for this - not enough to be registered on Facebook)
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/144491741

- Dr. George Amato, American Museum of Natural History
- Professor Andrew Baker, Columbia; Director, Coral Research Lab
- Professor Rodolfo Dirzo at Stanford
- Professor John Dowling at Harvard
- Dr. John Durant, MIT Museum
- Professor Marc Hauser at Harvard
- Professor Jonathan Losos at Harvard
- Professor Paul Olsen, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
- Professor Hidde Ploegh, Whitehead Institute, MIT
- Professor Peter Raven at Washington University, President Missouri Botanical Garden
- John Rennie, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific American
- Professor Maryellen Ruvolo at Harvard
- Professor Laurie Santos at Yale
- Professor Jonathan Weiner, Columbia (author "Beak of the Finch")

Again, on Thurs, Feb 12 group at 1pm New York time we will come together via free teleconference to hear from the scientists above ...sign-up here for the free seminar:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/144491741

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I've registered. You should too! This is a unique opportunity to listen to and, apparently, converse with leading scientists. And don't forget to join the facebook group celebrating Darwin's 200th birthday!