| in reaction to "on the verge" and "thredge effects" - pippin anderson |

I am always shocked, but delighted, by the evident freedom of creative writing. As a scientist when I read an article I am in search of scientific truth, and the weight of that truth. I tend to read suspiciously. How many…

Pippin Anderson, a lecturer at the University of Cape Town, is an African urban ecologist who enjoys the untidiness of cities where society and nature must thrive together.