Brad Weslake from the Department of Philosophy takes over teaching the topics course this week.  In an e-mail to the students, Brad had the following to say: “The readings are divided into three classes: introductory, primary and secondary.  I’m only expecting students to have read the primary readings.  The introductory readings are helpful overviews, and the secondary readings I may refer to but will not expect the students to have read. Most of the links go to sites accessible from on campus, but some go to PDF files hosted elsewhere.”  The login details for these files have been provided to enrolled students and are also available to other interested parties, just ask Rich or Brad.

Earlier this year, the Swedish electropop duo The Knife collaborated with Mt. Sims, Planningtorock and the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma to produce a rock opera about Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species.  The resulting performance and associated double CD soundtrack are spectacular.  The Knife just released two remixes of the track Seeds, which prove once and for all that you can combine insights on transoceanic seed dispersal with badass beats. Both remixes are available for purchase at Beatport.