Henry Gee 亨利·纪
@endofthepier
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There are more fires in France than in the ‘Burbs of Bordeaux. A friend in Provence sent me this snap from his home.
An Italian, a Czech and a Japanese translation of ‘The Decline & Fall of the Human Empire’ arrive together at a house (mine). There may be a joke in there somewhere. @picadorbooks.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, this time last year. This is how I’d like to remember it. The pimple in the distance is Sizewell B nuclear power station.
'The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire' now in paperback in a land with no respect for democracy, human rights or the rule of law universally applied, where disease runs unchecked across the burning land, and advocates of reason, are persecuted as if they are witches. Also, Canada.
People are worried about their lawns. My solution - don’t have a lawn. My garden is full of shrubs. And a pond. Also, chickens. It’s an oasis of green. Lawns are deserts. Do t have them.
Rosy-fingered dawn over the wine-dark sea was never quite like this.
I am sure that neither atoms nor toasters are conscious, just as I am sure that human beings aren't conscious either. Though I have doubts about one of my dogs (pictured)
THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is now available in Chinese baike.baidu.com/en/item/Visu...
This very small person (Lace bug?) landed on my book as I was reading it, and stayed long enough for me to photograph it. Judging from the spot it chose, it was having a snooze.
Who cares about silly old football when one can see one's daughter awarded her MA at #UEA #SoProud #EmbarrassingDad
'Une (Très) Brève Histoire de la Vie sur Terre' and its pocket-sized mini-me spotted at the Font-de-Gaume cave interpretative center in the Dordogne by @richmonastersky.bsky.social Thanks Rich!
Sunday mornings are when I get most of my writing done. Sometimes I have help.
What a week. Mon/Tues at science conference learning about science. Weds thru Fri, backlog of work, thinking about science. All the while worrying about upcoming deadline, which also involves science. I LOVE SCIENCE. But now my brain is full. Also, hot. Here is a picture of a dog.
Fame at last! This one sent by an Anonymous Well-Wisher who still uses Xtwit:
Today’s strandline find. I think this is a bunch of squid eggs (all hivemind suggestions welcome)
This morning I shall be cleaning out my python. This is not a euphemism.
If you can tear yourself from the #fifa World Cup you’ll need a good book. Alternatively, try one of mine. www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
Palaeontologist at Play: I’m attempting this 1000-piece jigsaw, bought secondhand, so I don’t know how many pieces are missing. It’ll be a long job. I think it’s meant to depict me emerging from the shower.
THIS SUNDAY: @trishughes21.bsky.social and I explode the Cambrian on The Ancients, from History Hit - Stay tuned!
The Doctor demonstrates his intuitive understanding of Earth System processes