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About me

I am a retired Biology teacher with an enduring interest in my subject which I feel is both fascinating in its own right and has transformed human life over the past 150 years more than any other single discipline. I now work to help teachers convey my subject in a better way and engage young people, not easy in the age of the quick fix! My other passions are photography (but still mainly nature) and music, I play the guitar and sing.

It is of course Darwin200 and the square is famously full of pigeons, which Darwin had a lot to say about, so I wanted a Darwin theme. But, I also want to help people in Madagascar where I have friends and contacts who are struggling. SO, I am going to

a. Busk

b. Talk about the plight of the people of Marofandilia, Madagascar, a village which my wife, Ann, and I have vsited twice.

c. Talk about the importance of Madagascar for wildlife and its importance in terms of Evolution by Natural Selection as proposed by Darwin

d. Raise money (from my website) for the people and the forest

Comments

At 11:28, 24 July 2009 Marlies DeGroot wrote:

This one time in Madagascar...
At 09:56, 23 July 2009 Oliver Holmes wrote:

Well done Gary!
At 21:24, 22 July 2009 Cheryl Osborne wrote:

Well done Gary, I hope you enjoyed it.
At 18:32, 22 July 2009 Sylvia Coates wrote:

Well done, Gary! Had no idea you were a Plinthian.
At 11:22, 22 July 2009 John Scullion wrote:

Way to go gary! A true legend!

Can't be there to see you but more power to your variuous elbows!

J
At 11:07, 22 July 2009 Egidio Newton wrote:

dEAR Gary

I am a total fan of DARWIN & Da VINCI. They had a lot in common. My love for Einstein (wish i'd had the opportunity to hang out with him and the other 2)& Warhol has brought me to the Plinth!

Great to see you doing your thing - I'm singing away with you at my computer! It is so SOOOOOOOOOoooo GREAT to SEE individuals taking an HOUR out of their LIVES to demonstrate a passion. I will be taking over the Salisbury PUB during LONDON week of PEACE 20-27th September 2009AD. Please hang by with your guitar.

I could also do with your PASSION for Biologyv for my CREATIVE Partnership Projects that I do in schools.

I would therefore love to hang out and chatter!!
At 10:56, 22 July 2009 Lester Thorpe wrote:

well done,well sung,and enjoyed your folky style and old hits from the past,Joni Mitchell,Donnavon,etc.....interesting stuff too about Madagasca,telling it like it is! Rgards,from here in Croydon,London.
At 10:51, 22 July 2009 Stuart wrote:

Brilliant - most enjoyable - thank you

Stuart
At 10:51, 22 July 2009 Wendy Swan wrote:

Great, Gary! Keep up the good work.

I loved biology at school (40 years ago) and what I learned then has been useful in very many ways ever since.
At 14:09, 18 July 2009 Michael Reiss wrote:

Dear Gary,

Good for you! Reading form the Origin sounds excellent. On that day I'll be giving a talk at the University of Leicester titled 'Creationism as a worldview: implications for education'.