Species Hall of Fame

Quentin Wheeler PhD
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  1. Dewey, or don't we?

    07/09/2025

    Dewey, or don't we?

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

    15 min
  2. Great necessities, baffling priorities, and taxonomic leadership

    06/08/2025

    Great necessities, baffling priorities, and taxonomic leadership

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    30 min
  3. 2058: A Terrible Parable

    05/19/2025

    2058: A Terrible Parable

    Unless we change course, returning support to taxonomy as an independent science, we risk a future of biodiversity decimation and permanent ignorance… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

    23 min
  4. DNA barcodes, morphology, and a damned dog

    05/13/2025

    DNA barcodes, morphology, and a damned dog

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    15 min
  5. Species Identification, Character Illiteracy, and Romance Novels

    04/23/2025

    Species Identification, Character Illiteracy, and Romance Novels

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    12 min
  6. Optimism, Obstinance and Opportunity

    04/13/2025

    Optimism, Obstinance and Opportunity

    As unthinkably awful as the coming mass extinction event is, it does have a positive side. It is time to focus on what can be learned and gained, as well as the millions of species that will be lost. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

    22 min
  7. Much ado about very little

    12/08/2024

    Much ado about very little

    Molecular-based taxonomy is almost purely utilitarian, a non-taxonomist’s idea of taxonomy. But the ability to identify species about which almost nothing is known is a hollow, unambitious goal unworthy of the intellectual traditions, scientific accomplishments, and fantastic potential of systematic biology. Molecular data has great value when synthesized with evidence from morphology, fossils and ontogeny; but pursued alone, as exemplified by DNA barcodes and minimalist taxonomy, molecular systematics is much ado about very little. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit qwheeler.substack.com

    12 min
  8. Removing the roadblocks and disincentives in taxonomy's way

    10/08/2024

    Removing the roadblocks and disincentives in taxonomy's way

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    15 min
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the latest and greatest species discoveries qwheeler.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Quentin Wheeler PhD
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    96
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Quentin Wheeler
  • Show Website
    Species Hall of Fame