June 30, 2006

noisrevnI taK  permlink

Category: Blog

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Posted by Razib at 7:20 PM • 5 Comments

Donors Choose - Last Leg  permlink

Category: Blog

Janet has the details, but we're winding down. Three things: 1) Thanks to everyone who gave, I didn't raise much myself, but something is way better than nothing and good is accomplished in small steps 2) Mad props to "DS"...

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Posted by Razib at 9:17 AM • 0 Comments

Math makes you more conservative  permlink

Category: Blog

It is well known that academics tend to be on the political Left. Some people are angry about this, but I don't particularly care. Members of Opus Dei tend to be on the Right, does that surprise? Nevertheless, I am...

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Posted by Razib at 2:29 AM • 31 Comments

June 29, 2006

Closeup 1, 2006  permlink

Category: Blog

Closeup 1 has revamped their website and is ramping up for their 2006 edition, though for a poetically inclined folk this introduction does translate somewhat manically into English: Dreams & Talents Confidence & Aspiration Voice & The Microphone A Nation...

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Posted by Razib at 11:08 PM • 0 Comments

Hsien Hsien Lei interviews me  permlink

Category: Genetics

It seems that others have a compulsion to control the means of my opinion production. 5 questions from Hsien Hsien Lei aimed at me. Lei runs a great weblog, Genetics and Health....

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Posted by Razib at 12:06 PM • 14 Comments

Being abnormal  permlink

Category: Genetics

In Unequal by nature: A geneticist's perspective on human differences, James F. Crow states: Two populations may have a large overlap and differ only slightly in their means. Still, the most outstanding individuals will tend to come from the population...

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Posted by Razib at 5:52 AM • 11 Comments

June 28, 2006

Genetic conflicts in human pregnancy  permlink

Category: Genetics

In the long winded post below I referred to genetic conflicts in pregnancy. If you are curious about this, I highly recommend Mother Nature by Sarah Hrdy. Though the topic is placed in the context of female evolution (of our...

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Posted by Razib at 2:44 AM • 0 Comments

Who manages PNAS' site?  permlink

Category: Blog

The paper that was supposed to be out nearly a week ago is finally on the PNAS site. This isn't the first time this has cropped up. Additionally, I can't believe that someone is writing all the press releases which...

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Posted by Razib at 2:26 AM • 2 Comments

June 27, 2006

Abort me, if you will  permlink

Category: Genetics

Janet points me to this post which points to this research which reinforces the theory that placental environment might have a strong effect on the phenotype of the fetus. Since I've expressed an interest in genomic imprinting let me respond...

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Posted by Razib at 11:30 PM • 12 Comments

Hot for missionary?!?!  permlink

Category: Religion

A random hot chick approached me and started talking to me on the street, real aggressive like. I was pretty taken aback until I realized she was a Jehovah's Witness, though I didn't comprehend that until I looked at the...

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Posted by Razib at 12:14 PM • 14 Comments

Gay Muslims seeking marriages of convenience  permlink

Category: Culture

Manish points me to this bizarre article about a successful young American who happens to be gay, and, is seeking a "marriage of convenience" with a suitably inclined lesbian. Oh, and guess what, he is a practicing Muslim to boot!...

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Posted by Razib at 12:51 AM • 7 Comments

June 26, 2006

10 questions for Jim Crow  permlink

Category: Genetics

My 10 questions for James F. Crow are up. It isn't often that a nobody gets to interview the greatest living thinker in a field (theoretical population genetics), so you should check it out....

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Posted by Razib at 10:24 AM • 0 Comments

Donors Challenge - Home stretch  permlink

Category: Blog

OK, people, check out the leader board. I suck, but that's cool, we've raised thousands & thousands of dollars. But, I would like to stand a little taller and say that I did my part, so lift me up on...

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Posted by Razib at 9:01 AM • 0 Comments

June 25, 2006

The anti-Christ?  permlink

Category: Blog

I might not believe in God, but I believe in Satan. Below the fold is a picture where you can make your own judgement (those who remember the Omen movies know what I'm talking about).......

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Posted by Razib at 11:53 PM • 2 Comments

Why blog about science?  permlink

Category: Blog

Chris has an excellent post up about the "why" and "what" in regards to science blogs. I have already sketched out why I blog in the generalities, it is really a function of my egoism. The one thing I would...

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Posted by Razib at 5:40 PM • 3 Comments

Group selection in humans?  permlink

Category: Evolution

In reference to my previous post about multi-level selection, I have an admission to make, I am generally more open to group selection, strictly speaking interdemic selection, for human beings than I am for other creatures. The reasoning is culture,...

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Posted by Razib at 3:55 PM • 7 Comments