Yes, the speed of DDG Lite is amazing. There’s also DDG HTML, which is very fast too. I would like Ecosia to have a lite mode as well.

You can also use http://noai.duckduckgo.com/. It’s the regular search, but with AI disabled, and doesn’t require cookies.

As a biologist, I’m offended that there isn’t Darwin, nor Mayr, nor Lesquereux, nor Jay Gould nor Margulis.

So I take Leonardo. I also like to draw and paint. I would like to say Marie, but unfortunately I’m not immune to radiation.

How about Lollypop? It’s one of my favorite players, although is not updated very often. There’s also Quod Libet and Pragha, both of which are very capable. Or if you like something more aesthetically pleasing, Gapless is a good choice. Many people also like Clementine and its more updated fork, Strawberry, but personally I don’t like their UI and UX.