Mastodawn

> On the top floor, a large training space can accommodate up
> to 30 people. It carries an inscription of a Charles Darwin
> statement: "It is not the strongest of species that survives,
> nor the most intelligent, but the one most adaptable to
> change".
> https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/business/hull-leadership-consultancy-spends-12m-11010596

…oh dear! It's a famous quote beloved of business-change consultants, but Darwin never actually said those words!

I wrote a short article about this supposed 'quote' several years back: https://friendsofdarwin.com/memes/not-the-strongest/

Damn! David Hockney has died: a tireless experimenter, wonderful artist, and great chain-smoking Yorkshireman.

Here are a couple of pieces I wrote after attending local Hockney exhibitions:

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Two David Hockney exhibitions provide a lesson in paying close attention.

Richard Carter

Apparently, according to the UK Meteorological Office’s latest projections, this month is likely to be the shittiest June since records began.

10th June in the northern hemisphere and we have just put the heating on.

I’m already fed up of the [Men’s Soccer] World Cup.

‘Blue Moon’, my arse! If anything, it’s slightly red!

31-May: On this day in 1837, Charles Darwin presented his theory of coral reef formation.
#HistSci
https://friendsofdarwin.com/articles/darwin-explains-coral-reefs/

On 31st May 1837, Charles Darwin presented his theory of coral reef formation.

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