I'll be the guest on the Colbert Report tonight, at 11:30 EST on Comedy Central. The most surreal interview known to man, short of being interviewed by Ali G, so it should be entertaining. Last time I was on, he pretended to shoot me in the head with a nail gun, so I figure it can only get better...
I heard your comment on the Colbert Report that plants were the first to omit oxygen into the air. What about cyanobacteria? Fossilized oxygen-producing cyanobacteria have been found from over 2.8 billion years ago and were actually the first organisms to convert the reducing atmosphere of early earth into an oxidizing one by secreting oxygen. Oxygen was in the atmosphere before plants even existed.
Posted by: Jen | March 06, 2009 at 06:11 PM
I saw the program and heard your comments about people chopping down trees for fear that they were harmful and Franklin's role as an early environmentalist. I found it very interesting but cannot seem to find any other information on it, do you have a source for the fear of trees in that time?
Posted by: Liz | March 06, 2009 at 09:17 PM
Such a great interview. As funny as Colbert is, seems like it would be a tough interview to navigate. But you held your own. Really enjoyed it. Congratulations.
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It's odd to watch an interview of Colberts' that goes well. He seemed to enjoy the chat and it made for great TV. Thanks for not getting chewed up and spit out like the C.Dion guy the night before. Kudos man.
Posted by: Eben | March 07, 2009 at 09:31 AM
The interview is online. Full episode:
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=220774
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What about cyanobacteria? Fossilized oxygen-producing cyanobacteria have been found from over 2.8 billion years ago and were actually the first organisms to convert the reducing atmosphere of early earth into an oxidizing one by secreting oxygen.
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Hello Steven,
I will be attending a meeting at the Unitarian Church, Sunbury, Pa to fight the following action:
Joseph Priestley House Slated for Closure by the State of Pa.
Below is an email I sent to the British "Priestley Society".
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Members of the Priestley Society,
I will be attending a meeting in two days at the Unitarian Church in Northumberland, Pa, USA, to fight against the proposed closing to the public of Joseph Priestley’s home in Northumberland, Pa.
This closure has the support of Pa State Governor Rendell, as well as the incredulous backing of our local newspaper, The Daily Item.
I have been asked to speak, as a result of the following letter I wrote first to that local newspaper, which they refused to publish, and then to my congressman.
I know Ron Blatchley, who portrays Joseph Priestley, as my teacher, mentor, friend, and landlord.
Any suggestions you can provide (soon if possible) will be greatly appreciated.
http://www.josephpriestleyhouse.org/index.php?page=urgent-news http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_092073203.html
http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_080081133.html
http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_077161557.html
http://www.dailyitem.com/archivesearch/local_story_069001755.html ß the infamous editorial by the Daily Item.
Where to send your protests:
Governor Edward Rendell
225 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
(717) 787-2500
governor@state.pa.us
Thank you for any assistance you may provide,
Ross Garside
rossg@ptd.net
Cell: 570-898-4213
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I have just read the Invention of Air and was interested in the frequent references to Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions. This reminded me of a book by Arthur Koestler, the Sleepwalkers (1959), which I read in the early '60's. Koestler's describd the evolution of science as a struggle between insight and discovery on the one hand and the pull of tradition and accepted ideology on the other. Plogiston theory is for Priestley what epicycles are to Kepler. When Kuhn's book came out in the '70's I eagerly searched it for references to Koestler--nothing. Kuhn's paradigms were, to my mind, a highly abstracted and maybe superficial characterization of Koestler's Sleepwalkers and your description of Priestley adds breadth to Koestler's interpretation. If his work is not familiar to you, I encourage you to take a look.
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