Manimal

"Men are the devils of the earth and the animals are its tormented souls."

Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788-1860)

Whys and wherefores

"When I feed the hungry, they call me a saint. When I ask why people are hungry, they call me a communist."

Helder Camara, archbishop (1909-1999)

Sartorius

"Le destin passe et repasse à travers nous, comme l'aiguille du cordonnier à travers le cuir qu'il façonne."

Amin Maalouf, Le Rocher de Tanios (1993)

Blessing in disguise

"Since my house burned down
I now own a better view
of the rising moon."


Mizuta Masahide, poet and samurai, student under Matsuo Bashō (1657-1723)

Silbo Gomero

Perpetual movement...or not.

I just love the BBC

Antarctic: Grand Canyon-sized rift 'speeding ice melt'

Hunter gatherer clue to obesity

Protected tropical forests' biodiversity 'declining'

'Land not sea' origin for snakes

Dinosaur-eating snake discovered

BBC In Our Time - Avicenna

Here is the BBC's official site.

Enjoy!

Vieux escaliers et autres curiosités (un peu cachées) dans le vieux Tours

Food chain: Keystone species Vs Apex predator

"The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position."


Christine Stevens, activist (1918-2002)