The Struggle for Existence: The Lovely Deathscape
Nature is beautiful, but it’s really a lovely deathscape: the struggle for existence is everywhere, and only the trees die of old age.
Books
Whatever I Happen to Have Read
The First Law of Biology: Malthusian Superfecundity
The first law of biology is Malthusian superfecundity: All species produce more offspring than can survive. Humanity is not exempt.
Biomimicry & The Ideal Free Distribution
Biomimicry is a complicated attempt to arrive at the simple, natural solutions that result from the Ideal Free Distribution.
Ecology, Economics, and Delayed Gratification
Economics fails to explain why Homo economicus struggles with delayed gratification, but ecology can offer some historical perspectives.
Infinite Monkeys Typing the Human Genome
Infinite monkeys aren’t needed to type Shakespeare nor to make the human genome. But both still seem impossible. So just how did Shakespeare write Shakespeare, and just how did life build humanity?
Biological Numbers, Astronomical Numbers
We marvel over astronomical numbers, but by asking ‘How many cells on Earth?’ we see that biological numbers are vastly larger.
Kings, Conquerors: The Moderate Voice Interview
“The term ‘must-read’ has been soooooo overused. But Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths is a must-read… must-own… and, most of all, a must-ponder.”
—Joe Gandelman
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths Wins Two International Awards for Nonfiction
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths wins two international book awards for nonfiction from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, as a winner in ‘Current Events/Social Change’, and a finalist in ‘Historical Nonfiction’.
‘Talk Louisiana’ on WRKF, ‘From Bayou to Beltway’ on KRVS
Hear Joseph N. Abraham on ‘Talk Louisiana’ and ‘Bayou to Beltway,’ on NPR’s WRKF & KRVS, talking politics and his book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths.
Jim Engster Interviews Joe Abraham on WRKF
Hear Jim Engster’s interview with Joseph N. Abraham, MD, about his book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths.