Welcome to my personal site. I will be blogging regularly about life, evolution, biology, animal behavior, travel, and a wide range of other topics.

Please feel free to comment and add your own thoughts. This site is the spot where variation is welcome and freedom of speech is encouraged. All questions are pertinent, and everyone shall respect and be respected in return, regardless of differing opinions.

“Plus ratio quam vis” (Let reason prevail over force). Here is the spot for for critical and inquisitive minds, where we wonder and ponder together.

Here is the spot where, by sharing, we help one another to be a tad less ignorant and a tad happier. As I strive to be a little less ignorant every day, I regularly update my articles and scholarly papers following the newest discoveries and insights.

Here is the spot for all lovers of life.

Let us remain open-minded and remember that mostly we see what we are thinking and feeling, seldom what we are looking at.

Let us respect all forms of life, regardless of species or race, knowing that respect for others begins with self-respect.

Keep smiling—life is great!

Roger Abrantes