Dave Goulson

Also known as David Goulson

British biologist, conservationist, and Professor of Biology

Person · Open Library

Born: 1965
Works: 14

Top works

Insectarium Poster Book
Una historia con aguijón
Und sie fliegt doch
BUMBLEBEES: THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY
Den ville hagen

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: United States
Active from: 1991

2011-09-03alternative rockjam bandjazz rockpop rockrock

Discography

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 12
Total plays: 89

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,699x
GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,258x
Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor
· 2019 · cited 6,685x
Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease
· 2015 · cited 5,654x
Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis
· 2007 · cited 4,820x

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Quotes

“One theory as to why metamorphosis is such a successful strategy is that it enables the immature stages and the adults to each specialise in different tasks, and to have a body designed for the purpose.‡‡Please note that I am not suggesting intelligent design by a supreme being. ‘Design’ is shorthand for the blind tinkering of evolution over millennia.”
“Ants alone outnumber us by about one million to one. Until perhaps the last 200 years, an alien looking down on Earth at any time in the last 400 million years would have concluded that this was the kingdom of the insects.”
“Why he was asked to comment on a subject on which he has no expertise is unclear, but in these strange times it seems common for the opinions of celebrities to be valued regardless of qualifications or experience.”
“Some previous deliberate introductions of non-native species to Australia had gone horribly wrong: for example, cane toads from South America, introduced to help control sugar cane pests, have themselves become a plague, proliferating to the point where there are now estimated to be about 200 million of them, eating everything except the pests they were intended to control.”
“For me, the economic value of insects is just a tool with which to bash politicians over the head. They only seem to value money, so I point out to them that insects contribute to the economy. But if I’m honest, their economic worth has nothing whatsoever to do with why I try to champion their cause. I do it because I think they are wonderful.”
“‘Normal’ is different for every generation.”