Category Archives: Science

Let’s pretend we’re all scientists!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by marklangley

Anyone who has studied history or philosophy will necessarily have become aware of various curiosities affecting the way people have spoken and expressed themselves in various times. I am not speaking about the various languages that people speak but rather … Continue reading →

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Jean Henri Fabre and the Purpose of Mountains

Posted on January 14, 2012 by marklangley

Even though Jean Henri Fabre is best known for his prolific writings and investigations of the insect world, I am enjoying his work on the earth, This Earth of Ours, in which he discusses the entire inanimate world around us. … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Fashion

Posted on December 29, 2011 by marklangley

One of my favorite scientists of all time is that “Homer of the insect world,” that “incomparable observer,” that Frenchman of voluminous knowledge and childlike wonder, Jean Henri Fabre! I just love reading Fabre with students. Unfortunately the “intellectual fashion”of … Continue reading →

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