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As we look forward to baseball season

As we look forward to baseball season starting up, we look back at Stephen Jay Gould remembering the New York teams of his youth.

Thus, I can watch Roger Clemens striking out 15 Mariners in a brilliant one-hitter and place his frame right on top of Don Larsen pitching his perfect game (27 Bums up, 27 Bums down) in 1956. And I can admire the grace of Bernie Williams in center field, while my teenage memories see Mantle's intensity, and my first impressions of childhood recall DiMaggio's elegance, in exactly the same spot. I can then place all three images upon the foundation of my father's stories of DiMaggio as a rookie in the 1936 Series, and my grandfather Papa Joe's tales of Babe Ruth in the first three New York Series of 1921-1923.

(thx, matt)

By Jason Kottke  •  Feb 8, 2008  •  baseball   NYC   sports   stephenjaygould

A classic article by Stephen Jay Gould

A classic article by Stephen Jay Gould on the changing biological features of Mickey Mouse. Over the years, Mickey has become more well-behaved and his appearance more juvenile (larger eyes, short pudgy legs, relatively large head, short snout, etc.). "When we see a living creature with babyish features, we feel an automatic surge of disarming tenderness."

By Jason Kottke  •  Aug 30, 2006  •  biology   Disney   evolution   mickeymouse   science   stephenjaygould

Scientists who have tried drugs have included

Scientists who have tried drugs have included Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, and Stephen Jay Gould. Like Sigmund Freud, fictional detective Sherlock Holmes was a fan of cocaine. (via cyc-c)

By Jason Kottke  •  Aug 12, 2005  •  Carl Sagan   cocaine   drugs   marijuana   Richard Feynman   science   sherlockholmes   sigmundfreud   stephenjaygould

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