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Welcome to Lost in Transcription, the online home of me, Jon Wilkins. I am an evolutionary biologist, poet, and Ronin. I write about science and culture, and author the webcomic Darwin Eats Cake.

Some of the specific things you’ll find here include:

The Lost in Transcription Blog

Information about my research and publications in evolutionary biology

Information about my Poetry, including many poems

Information about the Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship

Information about my webcomic, Darwin Eats Cake.

It’s information, information, information, as far as the eye can see! Maybe you’re asking yourself, what’s the deal with all this? Check out the About page, featuring an extremely helpful FAQ.

Science, Poetry, and Current Events, where "Current" and "Events" are Broadly Construed