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August 31, 2008

Genetic map of Europe; genes vary as a function of distance  permlink

Category: Genetics

My post The Genetic Map of Europe drew a lot of interest, but there's even a cooler paper on the same topic out, Genes mirror geography within Europe: ...Despite low average levels of genetic differentiation among Europeans, we find a...

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August 30, 2008

Barack Obama's answers to the top 14 science questions facing America  permlink

Category: Politics

Sciencedebate 2008 got some answers from Barack Obama. Props to Chris and Sheril who put some labor hours into this.......

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Sarah Palin, 14% chance of Presidency 2009-2013?  permlink

Category: Politics

Seems like there's a 14% chance that if the Republicans keep the White House this year that Sarah Palin will be President of the United States in the interval 2009-2013. Of course, you could modulate the probability up or down...

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August 29, 2008

War and the evolution of belligerence and bravery  permlink

Category: Genetics

War and the evolution of belligerence and bravery: Tribal war occurs when a coalition of individuals use force to seize reproduction-enhancing resources, and it may have affected human evolution. Here, we develop a population-genetic model for the coevolution of costly...

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Women care more about abortion rights  permlink

Category: Culture

In my post below I pointed out that there was no sex difference in terms of attitudes toward the legality of abortion on demand. But the question remains: is there a difference of intensity? Yes. Women care more. Specifically, pro-choice...

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Who supports abortion on demand?  permlink

Category: Culture

Those with more education, wealth and intelligence. Those with less pigment in the skin and more liberal politics. There is no sex difference. Charts below....

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Atheist vs. Attend Religious Services Once a Week  permlink

Category: Culture

A comment: In Canada, places in the far west like Alberta and British Columbia contain a higher percentage of atheists and other non-religious, but also a higher percentage of evangelical Christians. This is true in the USA to some extent...but...

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McCain is a maverick  permlink

Category: Culture

At least when it comes to choosing his VP candidate. Joe Biden as a "safe" choice; Sarah Palin is not....

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Where are the seculars?  permlink

Category: Culture

Over at Island of Doubt James Hrynyshyn says: As far as I can tell, North Carolina's no different from the rest of America when it comes to religion. About a tenth of the population is free of religious conviction.... Well,...

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August 28, 2008

Amazon was not always "pristine"  permlink

Category: Science

'Pristine' Amazonian Region Hosted Large, Urban Civilization: The paper also argues that the size and scale of the settlements in the southern Amazon in North Central Brazil means that what many scientists have considered virgin tropical forests are in fact...

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