February 25, 2009
Category: Neuroscience
Originally posted by Seth Herd at Developing Intelligence On February 24, 2009, at 12:00 PM I disagree with many of Gary Marcus's theories, but I think that his book Kluge is important, entertaining, and even accurate. The book's main thesis...
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February 24, 2009
Category: Book Review
Originally posted by Mike Dunford On February 18, 2009, at 2:01 PM "Children are our hope for the future." THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, said Death. "What does it contain, then?" ME. "Besides you, I mean!" Death gave...
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Category: Biology
Originally posted by Brian Switek On February 22, 2009, at 6:18 PM It would be fair to say that, until a week ago, I knew virtually nothing about J.B.S. Haldane. I knew he was a British biologist who helped form...
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Category: Book Review
Originally published by Martin Rundkvist On February 23, 2009, at 8:20 AM Now and then I blog about abandoned tree houses. But of course, real large houses are even more fascinating in their extended boundary state between dwelling and archaeological...
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February 10, 2009
Category: Technology
Originally published by Janet Stemwedel On February 9, 2009, at 6:25 PM Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century by P.W. Singer New York: Penguin 2009 For some reason, collectively humans seem to have a...
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February 9, 2009
Category: Biology
Originally published by Greg Laden On February 6, 2009 11:14 PM It's out! Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction (Second Edition) is now available on line and in bookstores (or at least it is being shipped out as we speak). This...
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February 7, 2009
Category: Book Review
Review by Scicurious, from Neurotopia Originally published on: February 5, 2009 1:45 AM I am an unabashed lover of Scientific American. Well, ok, I'm also a grad student. So I can't AFFORD Scientific American. But luckily, Scientific American has podcasts!...
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February 3, 2009
Category: Biology
Review by John Wilkins, from Evolving Thoughts Originally published on February 3, 2009, at 11:38 AM "Freaks of Nature: What Anomalies Tell Us About Development and Evolution" (Mark S. Blumberg) This book came to me well recommended, and as far...
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