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My Intelligently Designed Mouse Pad
A few thoughts on how my mouse pad is reducibly simple. Continue reading
Why You Should Stop Waiting For John Horgan to Master the Distinction Between “Ought” and “Is”
Don’t hold your breath that he’ll get past the genes/culture thing… or the just-so stories thing… or… Continue reading
Sex Differences in Jealousy: A New Paper Analyzing a Boatload of Data
Brad Sagarin and colleagues investigate whether there is sex difference in jealousy using a comprehensive meta-analysis of studies in the area. Continue reading
Some NEScent Announcements
Some announcements re: NESCent: The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center Continue reading
Evolutionary Explanations for Altruism and Morality: Some Key Distinctions
The text of a precis written for a Workshop entitled Positive Models and Normative Ideals of Social Cooperation at Princeton University. Continue reading
The Awful Green Things From Outer Space and Experimental Design
Nerdy? Me? Why, that’s as crazy as a snowstorm on Arrakis! Continue reading
Strong Fear
Yes, of course humans and velociraptors did not overlap. It’s a joke. But it wasn’t a joke to those poor people in Jurassic Park, was it? Continue reading
The Red Queen & Red (and Green and Blue) Eggs
A new paper on brood parasitism. Continue reading
The 2D:4D Ratio: A New Paper Points the Finger
That title was more polite that the other finger-related expression I contemplated, OK? Continue reading