I'm Luckier Than My Grandfather, Who Didn't

One In Eight Plant Species Face Extinction.

I Can Mention Many Moments That Were Unforgettable And Revelatory. But The Most Single Revelatory Three Minutes Was The First Time I Put On Scuba Gear And Dived On A Coral Reef. It's Just The Unbelievable Fact That You Can Move In Three Dimensions.

I Don't Approve Of Sunbathing, And It's Bad For You.

The Most Extraordinary Thing About Trying To Piece Together The Missing Links In The Evolutionary Story Is That When You Do Find A Missing Link And Put It In The Story, You Suddenly Need All These Other Missing Links To Connect To The New Discovery. The Gaps And Questions Actually Increase - It's Extraordinary.

I'm Swanning Round The World Looking At The Most Fabulously Interesting Things. Such Good Fortune.