Other biological interests
We indulge in other science related activities. I try to keep track of new papers, findings and discussion through mastodon/charrvein
The Icelandic biological society.
The society is a venue for icelandic biologists or biologists working in Iceland, plus curious affiliates. The main objectives are to organize conferences, workshops and educational outings for biologists and other interested folks. The society hibernates regularly but always bounces back into action once the anniversary conference approaches. The official webpage is biologia.is, mainly loaded with content in Icelandic.
Several Icelandic biologists decided to mark the anniversary of Charles R. Darwins birth and the publication of the Origin of Species by organizing seminars, symposium and a essay competition. The objective was to raise awareness about science, biology, evolution and the grand old Englishman. The activities were naturally all in Icelandic, except for the talks of our distinguished foreign speakers, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Joe Cain and Linda Partridge.
Darwins heritage
One part of the Darwin 2009 celebration involved editing a book about evolutionary biology and Darwin in Icelandic. The book consists of 14 chapters, ranging from the foundation of evolutionary theory, history of evolutionary thought in Iceland, to discussions about the evolution of sex and behavior, as well as evolutionary theory in cultural and educational context. The book was published by the Icelandic Literary Society in the fall of 2010.
For the past several years, I have been blogging about biology. This helped me retrain the Icelandic part of my brain, and hopefully enlighten some people along the way. The blog has also been a way to draw attention to talks, seminars and other activities that may be of interest to those curious about biology. The blog is in Icelandic and thus the obscenities will (hopefully) go largely unnoticed.