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Eric Michael Johnson has a Bachelors degree in Anthropology and a Masters in Evolutionary Anthropology. He pursued his PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke before joining the University of British Columbia to complete a doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science.
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Journal of Human Evolution
Sociality, ecology and relative brain size in lemurs.
JHE 2009 56(5):471-478.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Career or Family?: Maternal style and status-seeking behavior in captive bonobos (Pan paniscus).
AJPA 2008 135(S46):126
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Lack of inbreeding avoidance and reduction of alliance formation in matrilineally- housed bonobos (Pan paniscus).
AJPA 2007 132(S44):137
September 30, 2009
Category: Anthropology
Over the years anthropologists have had a good deal to say about notions of power and inequality. For example, the late CUNY anthropologist Eric R. Wolf took his early experiences working with peasants in Puerto Rico to explore these larger...
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September 28, 2009
Category: Biology
SUNY-Binghampton evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson currently has a response to my review "Survival of the Kindest" up at Seedmagazine.com. In his response he suggests that Dawkinsian critics such as Frans de Waal and Joan Roughgarden have adopted a group...
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September 24, 2009
Category: Biology
Seed magazine has just posted my review of Frans de Waal's The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society. I wanted to use this opportunity to thank Nikki, Evan, Bora and everyone else that helped in developing this...
Posted by Eric Michael Johnson at 8:24 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 23, 2009
Category: Biology
Author's Note: This piece is a continuation of my article "Survival of the Kindest" that appeared in Seed magazine. As an undergraduate in biology and anthropology I read every one of Dawkins' books voraciously and would get into heated debates...
Posted by Eric Michael Johnson at 6:22 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 22, 2009
Category: Blogging
Scientia Pro Publica, the biweekly blog carnival of science, is now up at The Lab Rat. Rats and primates haven't always gotten along, but I appreciate the interspecies support in the inclusion of my recent piece. Thanks for another great...
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Category: Politics
Fair and balanced ain't what it used to. The Huffington Post has published video of FOXNews producer Heidi Noonan encouraging protesters at the 9/12 event to be loud and boisterous while Griff Jenkins "reported" on their outrage. Noonan is seen...
Posted by Eric Michael Johnson at 12:08 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 21, 2009
Category: Biology
Heracles battles Death for generosity's sake / Frederic Lord Leighton (1869-71) Whereas great scientific theories stand the test of time when they accurately predict the natural world through repeated empirical trials, great literature transcends the ages when it speaks to...
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September 20, 2009
Category: Humor
In fitting in with the recent sightings of conspiracy minded Stormtroopers here at ScienceBlogs I thought I would add my own contribution to the remix. Here Derrick Jensen tells the story of the little known early version of the film...
Posted by Eric Michael Johnson at 9:55 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Great Apes
As part of the series of reposts leading up to my review of Frans de Waal's newest book The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society I present the third of three pieces that appeared after Ian...
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September 19, 2009
Category: Humor
Buffalo News / Adam Zyglis "As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force of truth." - William Hazlitt, "On Patronage and Puffing", 1822...
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