Envoronment
Gene Expression
Interracial divorce, the matrix of sex & race It has been known for years that interracial marriages have higher than expected divorce rates. But I did not know that the rates varied quite a bit contingent on the combination of race & sex. Gori Girl* has a post...
March 5, 2010
Adventures in Ethics and Science
Friday Sprog Blogging: recent drawings of animals. It's been awhile since the Free-Ride offspring have shared their artwork. Today, we offer some of their drawings of animals. From the younger Free-Ride offspring: Tigers. They may look cute, but you don't want to get near them when they're...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Scientia Pro Publica Needs YOU Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a blog carnival devoted to sharing the best science, medical, environment and nature blog writing with the public, and it is seeking submissions and hosts!
The Primate Diaries
Repost: An Anthropologist in District 9 In light of the Oscars this Sunday I thought those of you who missed it would enjoy my review of District 9 (which is up for four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay). Inexplicably, a UFO appears...
Aardvarchaeology
Antiquity's Spring Issue Spring has reputedly reached certain areas way south of where I still shovel snow daily, and with it comes Antiquity's spring issue.
The Primate Diaries
Finding Hope Amidst Bartered Skulls and Stolen Memories Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtainfrom the Family of Naasḳuu-isaḳs of the Hupacasath Nation Human beings around the world honor their dead and the memories of their relatives. We have enacted special rituals related to the handling of human remains from the sacred...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Two Girls and One Giant Piano Two women play Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata et fugue on a giant piano -- with their feet. This amazing performance looks like dancing as much as piano playing.
March 4, 2010
Gene Expression
On the fundaments of fantasy Fantasy-nerd in-chief at The New York Times, Ross Douthat points me to an essay, Why is there no Jewish Narnia? As others have pointed out there are plenty of Jewish fantasy writers, including perhaps the most prominent mainstream fantasist today,...
EvolutionBlog
My Review of I Love Jesus and I Accept Evolution In my recent post on Interpreting Genesis, one of the commenters suggested to me the writing of Denis Lamoureux as a good example of defending a non-literal interpretation of Genesis. A quick visit to Amazon revealed that his big book...
Gene Expression
Intelligence, politics & religion My posts below on IQ, politics & religion resulted in a fair amount of blogospheric response, and weird comments. A few quick points 1) I think results on standardized tests are informative and correlate reasonably with a host of life...
Adventures in Ethics and Science
Objectivity, conflicts of interest, and book reviews. Let's say you're a book review editor for a large circulation science periodical. You receive books from publishers and you look for scientists with the relevant expertise to write reviews that really engage the content of the books they are...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
What Kind of Science Fiction Writer Would You Be? [Quiz] Yes, this is a silly and stupid online quiz, so stop your complaining already and take it and tell me which SciFi writer you are most similar to
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
What Kind of Science Fiction Writer Would You Be? [Quiz] Yes, this is a silly and stupid online quiz, so stop your complaining already and take it and tell me which SciFi writer you are most similar to
Omni Brain
Can you guess what this model is for? Here's a snippet of some of the relevant text from the article describing the model below: show attribute/state-oriented functions. Type7. [Useful Attribute/State]: 2.3) Change of structure or object directly make a useful "attribute" including "ability". Type8. [Attribute/State]àInteractionà[Useful State]: 2.4) Change of structure or object makes interaction between its "attribute/state" and...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
TEDTalks: Daniel Kahneman Talks About The Riddle of Experience vs. Memory What does getting a colonoscopy have to do with choosing a vacation? Listen to this fascinating TEDTalk where Daniel Kahneman talks about the riddle of happiness: our experience of it versus our memory of it
Uncertain Principles
Maryland-Duke It's been an absurdly good hoops week at Chateau Steelypips-- Syracuse won a big one to take over the (admittedly meaningless) #1 spot in the polls, and now Maryland beat Duke in a tough game to move into a tie...
March 3, 2010
Adventures in Ethics and Science
Grading tip: back to the drawing board. In which I find a device that makes the experience of grading less unpleasant.
The Primate Diaries
Why Is Liberia Being Robbed? Yesterday the BBC aired an investigative report documenting how American "vultures," such as New York-based Eric Hermann at hedge fund FH International, bought up debt from Liberia for pennies on the dollar and are now forcing Liberia's impoverished government to...
Uncertain Principles
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog in Broome County I've been buried in work, so I haven't had time to do any real blogging, but I do want to post a quick reminder of this week's signing: -- This FRIDAY, March 5 (that is, the day after tomorrow), I...
A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline2010 session videos - Science and Entertainment Part 4 Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging Saturday, January 16 at 2 - 3:05pm D. Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging - Tamara Krinsky and Jennifer Ouellette Description: Over the past several years, the Internet has tangibly changed the way that movies...
Effect Measure
Objective reporting and science Walking the fine line between recognizing that science is influenced by the real world and rejecting the idea there is a real world that science can know.
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Scientia Pro Publica Needs Your Superb Science Writing! Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a blog carnival devoted to sharing the best science, medical, environment and nature blog writing with the public, and it is seeking submissions and hosts!
March 2, 2010
Adventures in Ethics and Science
When to cancel class. There are times when a successful class meeting requires students to bring something to the table.
A Blog Around The Clock
Dan Ariely - Behavioral Economics seminar At North Carolina State University next week: Seminar: Wednesday, March 10th, 4PM Dr. Dan Ariely James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University Who Put the Monkey in the Driver's Seat? Venue: Room 101 David Clark Laboratories The NCSU,...
DrugMonkey
Ask DrugMonkey: Will you comment for attribution? "we owe it to our readers"
