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> BR, you want to be careful when reading Stephen Jay Gould.
>Notwithstanding his quarter-century of teaching biology at Harvard, he
>thinks (and has said in writing) that if a boy and girl carve their
>initials on a tree trunk, if they come back to their trysting spot after
>many years, their initials will have grown out of reach.
I must admit to never having heard this particular story about Gould.
I can say that Gould has done more to enrich evolutionary biology
in the last quarter century than any other single figure. I am inclined to
let small gaffs by unarguably brilliant men (and women) pass while I
am more sceptical about those men who would judge someone on the basis
of a (possible) single mistake.
Also, curators are always easy targets when dissing (its a slang word, but
I think it is appropriate) museums. I have not really had that much
experience in lots of museums, but from what I have seen, ADMINISTRATION
has much more impact in the quality of a museum. I think the recent
posting we have seen on the list would support this supposition.
Cheers,
Robert Guralnick | Museum of Paleontology | University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720 | [log in to unmask] | (510) 642-9696
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