Part 1 of 2 is up for Thorough Thursday.

This was a huge topic, and it got the best of me last Thursday, but I think I've found a more accessible "in" to talking about some problems with how we think about and seek to classify nature.

Today for paid subscribers, we look at the long, messy road to thinking about life through "species", while all readers can access an initial reflection on the theme as well.

(Next Thursday: the mess that is *our* species in particular!)
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/the-trouble-with-classifying-nature