Patrick Bateson (1938–2017)

Patrick Bateson

5. Ribeiro, M.C., Metzger, J.P., Martensen, A.C., and Ponzoni, F.J. (2009). The Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left, and how is the remaining forest distributed? Implications for conservation. Biol. Conserv. 142, 1141–1153. 6. Dean, W. (1996). With Broadax and Firebrand: The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. University of California Press, California. 7. Fowlie, M. (2014). N...

Melissa Bateson

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Bateson and the Arts

Purpose – To elucidate the relationship between science and the arts in Gregory Bateson’s thinking, from the viewpoint of an artist-musician and student of Bateson. Design/methodology/approach – Synthesis. Findings – One theme that pervaded Gregory Bateson’s lifelong contribution was the rich and complex interface between art and science. Artistry (which may occur in either the arts or the scie...

William Bateson (1861-1926)

At the turn of the twentieth century, William Bateson [3] studied organismal variation and heredity of traits within the framework of evolutionary theory in England. Bateson applied Gregor Mendel's work to Charles Darwin [4]'s theory of evolution [5] and coined the term genetics for a new biological discipline. By studying variation and advocating Mendelian genetics, Bateson furthered the field...

Pushing Ritual Frames Past Bateson