In case you're wondering why I blog as a hedgehog instead of his human alter ego, it is because I wish to discuss science in relation to politics, and it is vaguely possible that if what I write is seen by someone who knows the situation, that person would say "I bet that's X writing about Y". I do not wish to cast aspersions on any individual, only certain practices.

As my species will tell you, my human alter ego is European.