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From Stardust to Us
For many years, I carried this story quietly with me.
As a scientist, a conservationist, and a parent, I spend many days thinking about life — where it comes from, how fragile it is, and how deeply connected we all are. But long before papers, programming code, or fieldwork, I was simply someone who looked up at the night sky and felt awe. I wanted a way to share that feeling with children — not th
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Saving Species, One Gene at a Time: A Brief Guide to Conservation Genetics
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“It is my opinion that education is a key component to peace and progress. Despite their arrogant claims to have all the answers, world religions cannot account for recent insights and discoveries about the natural world and human history. In this, the most tantalizing argument against religious faith comes forth in the way of science and reason. An ever-growing scientific consensus has resulted in the ever-shrinking populous of religious relevance.”
― Diaries of Dissension: A Case Against the Irrational and Absurd
― Diaries of Dissension: A Case Against the Irrational and Absurd
“We humans have a questionable track record in our dealings with the environment. Recent studies show that complete restoration of Florida’s Everglades could take approximately 30 years and 7.8 billion dollars. There’s a lot of work to be done–but the damage is not irreversible. Together, through conservation and public awareness, we may be able to correct many of these unfortunate trends. Today, it is not enough to just appreciate nature–we have to actively work to protect it.”
― Visions of the Everglades: History Ecology Preservation
― Visions of the Everglades: History Ecology Preservation
“Living organisms were not independently created, but have descended and diversified over time from common ancestors. And thus, no other biological theory so elegantly explains this. Evolutionary theory has withstood the test of time—by way of vicarious experimentation, observation, analysis, and relentless criticism, though opposing viewpoints still cling to the concept of "design." As a person of the biological sciences, I cannot subscribe to such misguided notions that suggest static biological states. Clearly, proper examination of the natural world reveal evolutionary trajectories—some random, others nonrandom—and all having observable genetic implications. It is only when we apply evolutionary explanations to living systems that it becomes ever so clear. The world was not specifically designed with us in mind, but rather we long since adapted and conformed to our surroundings, only giving it the illusionary appearance of "design.”
― Diaries of Dissension: A Case Against the Irrational and Absurd
― Diaries of Dissension: A Case Against the Irrational and Absurd
“We humans have a questionable track record in our dealings with the environment. Recent studies show that complete restoration of Florida’s Everglades could take approximately 30 years and 7.8 billion dollars. There’s a lot of work to be done–but the damage is not irreversible. Together, through conservation and public awareness, we may be able to correct many of these unfortunate trends. Today, it is not enough to just appreciate nature–we have to actively work to protect it.”
― Visions of the Everglades: History Ecology Preservation
― Visions of the Everglades: History Ecology Preservation
“It is my opinion that education is a key component to peace and progress. Despite their arrogant claims to have all the answers, world religions cannot account for recent insights and discoveries about the natural world and human history. In this, the most tantalizing argument against religious faith comes forth in the way of science and reason. An ever-growing scientific consensus has resulted in the ever-shrinking populous of religious relevance.”
― Diaries of Dissension: A Case Against the Irrational and Absurd
― Diaries of Dissension: A Case Against the Irrational and Absurd
