Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Richard Levins
Born: June 1, 1930
Died: January 19, 2016 (aged 85)
Bio: Richard "Dick" Levins was an ex-tropical farmer turned ecologist, a population geneticist, biomathematician, mathematical ecologist, and philosopher of science who had researched diversity in human populations.
Known for:
- The Dialectical Biologist (1985)
- Evolution in changing environments (1968)