A lesson of World War II should be that a civilized society must be one that defends diversity of belief; if so, we seem to be becoming less civilized. Combining intolerance with the power of the weaponry born of contemporary technology is producing a lethal brew. We must learn the lessons of history lest we put our whole civilization at risk.
-- David Baltimore (American Scientist (Jan 2007))

#Wisdom #Quotes #DavidBaltimore #Civilization #Intolerance

#Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
-- Thomas Szasz

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#Photography #Panorama #LavaFlow #Galapagos #Geology

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
-- George Bernard Shaw

#Wisdom #Quotes #GeorgeBernardShaw #TheFuture #Wisdom

#Photography #Panorama #LavaFlow #Galapagos #Geology

If we strive to be happy by filling all the silences of life with sound, productive by turning all life's leisure into work, and real by turning all our being into doing, we will only succeed in producing a hell on earth.
-- Thomas Merton (No Man is an Island)

#Wisdom #Quotes #ThomasMerton #Happiness #Productivity

#Photography #Panorama #Sealions #Beach #Galapagos

New paper titled "A genomic perspective on the origins, evolution and adaptation of Galapagos iguanas" is currently under revision, but it is also available as pre-print here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.13.648612v1

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'erfraught heart and bids it break.
-- William Shakespeare (Macbeth)

#Wisdom #Quotes #WilliamShakespeare #Death #Grief

#Photography #Panorama #Sealions #Beach #Galapagos

"A senior United States official" is a political appointee over 30. "A senior agency employee" is a midlevel careerocrat looking out a Langley window and dreaming about a book contract. No confidential informant is ever identified as "junior," which would impugn the status of the source.
-- William Safire

#Wisdom #Quotes #WilliamSafire #Journalism #Sources

#Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos

A starfish clings to a rock on San Cristóbal island, #Galápagos, #Ecuador

Which planet did it come from?

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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#starfish

A giant tortoise snacks at #Galápagos national park, #Ecuador

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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#tortoise

Sealing the bond

A sea lion joins in on a beach siesta on San Cristóbal island, #Galápagos, #Ecuador

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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#SeaLion

Auf einer #Galapagos Insel bekriegten sich 1934 deutsche Aussteiger:innen bis zum Tod. Nun kommt das Drama als Film "Eden" ins Kino. Für @tazgetroete habe ich mit Margit Niedermaier gesprochen, die eine der realen Protagonistinnen kannte. Eine Geschichte über starke Frauen. https://taz.de/Spielfilm-ueber-die-Galapagos-Affaere-1934/!6079645/ #Ecuador

Vogelverhalten auf den Galapagosinseln verändert sich! Lärmbelästigung durch zunehmenden Verkehr beeinflusst das Verhalten der Tiere. Ein wichtiges Thema für den Naturschutz. Mehr dazu hier: https://de.euronews.com/green/2025/03/24/rowdy-im-paradies-verkehrslarm-verandert-das-verhalten-der-vogel-auf-den-galapagos-inseln #Galapagos #Naturschutz #Umwelt #Vögel #newz

"Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds"

#Galápagos #Birds #Animals

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/20/traffic-noise-triggers-road-rage-among-male-galapagos-birds

I think that it's an honorable thing to change your mind occasionally. I don't think it's a sign of weakness or lack of integrity. I believe men are united by their doubts and separated by their convictions. Therefore, it's a very good thing to have doubts. Doubts are the greatest spur to activity that I know of.
-- Peter Ustinov

#Wisdom #Quotes #PeterUstinov #Doubt

#Photography #Panorama #Sealions #Beach #Galapagos

Isabela Island, #Galápagos. We ran into this guy twice: on the trail heading out and then when returning. He'd only made it about 50 yards, but was working on it #Photography #EastCoastKin #TheJourney #BlueskyArtShow #WildlifePhotography

Final week of the @UAFunMorph Galápagos expedition! Capturing high-speed footage of Darwin's finches while they feed and sing to study beak movement. Best of luck to Irene, Cas, and Jan for the final data collection! We are grateful to our helpers and sponsors. #DarwinsFinches #Galapagos

Bird of the Day - Red-billed Tropicbird, Galapagos 2017

"A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island"

#Galapagos #Birds #Animals

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/a-bird-last-seen-by-darwin-190-years-ago-reappears-on-a-galapagos-island/