“Of Interest” is the blog of The Well-read Naturalist. Here are published items, as the title indicates, of interest.
While the Xerces Society’s “Bug Banter” podcast is consistently interesting and informative, I found the 7 January 2025 episode “The Power of Policy: Insect Protection Through State Authority” particularly so.
Whenever I wish to learn about how wild fires behave in different parts of the United States, I take one of the volumes of Prof. Stephen J. Pyne’s unrivaled To The Last Smoke Series from University of Arizona Press. Not surprisingly, this past week had me reaching for the volume “California; A Fire Survey.”
Desiring to learn about the study of the philosophy of science, I availed myself of the remarkably collegial, friendly environment of Bluesky and posted a question there asking for recommendations of books introducing the subject. The response was very encouraging indeed!
One of the things I look forward to each December is the Harvard University Press book sale. I appreciate all sales from book publishers who publish high quality works, but the Harvard sale helps me to continue a completely barking mad project I began a few years ago…