Author Archives: Roger Gosden

About Roger Gosden

A British/ Canadian/ American scientist specializing in reproduction & embryology whose career spanned from Cambridge to Cornell's Weill Medical College in NYC. Married to Lucinda Veeck, the embryologist for the first successful IVF team in America. They retired to Virginia, where he became a master naturalist and writer affiliated with William & Mary. He also writes on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gosden

Spring offensive

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Roger Gosden

On this somber first anniversary of the war in Ukraine and anticipating a spring offensive, I expected to read historical reflections in the media about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet tanks and troops in 1968. So I am filling … Continue reading →

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Cocky Coyotes

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Roger Gosden

Two fully-grown coyotes crossed the road in front of us at 10 AM today before I turned into Jamestown Beach. A patrolman told me he had seen others. The boldness of these sleek canids in shaggy coats the color of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, Birding | Tagged coyote, Jamestown | 2 Comments

Tango in the Snow

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Roger Gosden

On Valentine’s Day, I queried an AI bot about the idealistic love that Ancient Greeks called agape and compare it with the romantic notion of love. This is how it replied: “The main difference between romantic love and agape love … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Inge Curtis birds | Tagged Agape love, Cosmic love, Romantic love, Spoonbill, Teilhard de Chardin, Valentine's Day | 1 Comment

The Boy Who Could Bee

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Roger Gosden

After I published THE BOY WHO COULD BEE under the pseudonym Rowan Gordon, I wondered if an artificial intelligence bot could invent a better story than the one I created. This is how it launches a story using the keywords: … Continue reading →

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Flight of Spoonbills

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Roger Gosden

The sun is setting in the west, The Spoonbills fly with no rest, Their wings are strong and they will go, Until they reach their winter home. (Poetic style of a Japanese tanka in 31 syllables inspired by API)

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