Quantum Forest

Just before Christmas I contacted Dorian (then in Colorado, USA) about some questions I had on the simulation of breeding strategies. He pointed out that Ric and him had done some work on the area, and that I should contact Ric to get some examples.

I wrote to Ric (supposedly in New Zealand) and he replied from Switzerland, where he is on sabbatical. That would not be coincidental at all if he were not sharing an office with Yongjun, who used to work with me as a postdoc. Yongjun called me two days ago from Zurich and we had a chat about a paper that we need to finish.

Almost at the same time I was contacted by Gustavo (from Mexico), with whom I went to high school while living in Argentina. As far as I know, Gustavo has no relationship whatsoever with genetics — apart from his own genes, of course — but hardly ever write to me, even in Christmas time.

Coincidence (from Latin co-incidere, to co-occur) is somewhat related in meaning to one of my favorite words: serendipity. Incidentally, the ‘holy’ part of the title is a contribution from that classic 1966 TV show: Batman; the one with Adam West, the best Batman ever…

I have to acknowledge, Christmas always makes me feel ‘nostálgico y sureño’ (with thanks to Mauricio Redolés — or in this old site — Bello Barrio, 1987).