tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997937108031302673.post985907183382478420..comments2023-08-17T07:59:38.737-07:00Comments on West Coast Writers: What's beauty got to do with it?Loreleihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912727189990782170noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997937108031302673.post-27609934292182307842011-11-09T15:18:14.988-08:002011-11-09T15:18:14.988-08:00So writers who show the seamy side, leave us all d...So writers who show the seamy side, leave us all depressed, are unlikely to succeed because they won't attract co-evolving readers? Or maybe they will because life is so hard and people like to see themselves in writings. Okay, I'm no good at philosophy, I know that (made C- in it once!).<br />AmelianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997937108031302673.post-62781982954477377882011-11-09T15:14:05.867-08:002011-11-09T15:14:05.867-08:00Hi Roz, Mohan, and Kate,
I'm glad you liked Pr...Hi Roz, Mohan, and Kate,<br />I'm glad you liked Prum's ideas. It's incredibly sad that he lost his hearing when he had memorized hundreds of bird songs, but the colors of feathers brought him back to bird aesthetics anyway. Yes, he's very interdisciplinary, and says that is where all of science is going now.<br />cheers,<br />LauraLoreleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912727189990782170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997937108031302673.post-58761344953403457382011-11-09T15:12:23.017-08:002011-11-09T15:12:23.017-08:00Hey Mohan, Yale profs are usually the opposite of ...Hey Mohan, Yale profs are usually the opposite of flaky. But reading about this guy, he jumps between fields so often thta some of his thoughts could be naive. But he's a Macarthur Genius, so they're sure to be worth thinking about.<br />I think he was an early proponent of dinofeathers.<br />Kate MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997937108031302673.post-73481345959054836912011-11-09T15:10:55.694-08:002011-11-09T15:10:55.694-08:00Could be a flaky theory, but still fun to hear abo...Could be a flaky theory, but still fun to hear about. Like Roz, I like it when you weave together biology and writing like this. It's fun and it stretches my brain sort of like Douglas Hofstetter (The Eternal Golden Braid guy). <br />MohanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3997937108031302673.post-3497650231150006562011-11-09T15:09:28.305-08:002011-11-09T15:09:28.305-08:00Hi Laura,
The more you change into a writer, the m...Hi Laura,<br />The more you change into a writer, the more your biology background seems to enrich your writing. I love reading about the beauty of birds and thinking about the role of beauty in writing. Thanks!<br />Roz AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com