Category Archives: Science

Notes on “The Minds of Men”

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Aaron and Melissa Dykes, who operate under the name Truthstream Media, are Alex Jones expats (they seem to regret the affiliation) who make videos about government cover-ups, conspiracy lore, and the like; they’re like Mulder and … Continue reading →

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Blank-Slate Progressivism Under Siege

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A question I’ve been wondering about for years: As more and more discoveries emerge from the worlds of evo-bio and genetics, how is the PC-opinion class going to contend? When the “blank slate” part of “blank slate … Continue reading →

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Carbohydrate Hell is (For) Other People

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Atypical Neurotic

Atypical Neurotic writes: It’s been a while, but I’m back, I think. Anyway. This past week I was at a conference at a small ex-teachers’ college rebranded not very long ago as a university on the role of the humanities in … Continue reading →

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Biology

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Geoffrey Miller, author of the excellent “The Mating Mind,” is an amazingly provocative and smart Tweeter.

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David Fuller’s “A Glitch in the Matrix”

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This isn’t the dazzling Chris Marker/Erroll Morris/Adam Curtis doc about the present moment that we might dream of, but it’s admirable and thoughtful anyway. David Fuller, a British video journalist turned life coach, uses Cathy Newman’s recent … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Consciousness is such a given that one would not think to consider it as a problem.  It is just there.  But the fact that it is there, and what it means that there is a there there, does … Continue reading →

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The Descent of Scientific American

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: There has been a dust-up over a Scientific American column about evolution and male-female behavioral differences.  The author, John Horgan, drew first blood by arguing that “evolutionary psychology, a modern instantiation of Darwinian theory, still provides justification for … Continue reading →

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“Ultrasociety” by Peter Turchin

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The book’s complete title: “Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth.” A stimulating, clear, fast and provocative attempt to explain via the principles of cultural evolution and population biology how humans … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Kingdom of Speech”

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Fenster

Fenster speaks: The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe’s idiosyncratic reading of evolution, linguistics and language, ends with a paean to speech.  SPEECH!  (Note to editor: italicize that word for emphasis.  Capitalize it of course.  And, since this is speech, we … Continue reading →

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Steve Sailer Echoes Seth Roberts

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Imagine that fake smiling makes, say, 10% of people feel better and 10% feel worse and has no effect on 80%. Then there’d be no effect overall. And yet, fake smiling would still cheer up 10% of the … Continue reading →

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