Why don’t other animals make better use of punishment?
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Trends in Ecology & Evolution “Punishment and cooperation in nature“
A Minor Post, Articles, Cooperation, PunishmentAn argument for better Frankensteins (and thus more prudent use of technology)
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Breakthrough Journal “Love Your Monsters” Interesting concept here of “political ecology”. I have never heard of this term, but it provides a pretty nice distinction between the science of ecology and those social and political movements that seek to make us more respectful of the ecological systems on which we depend. What is a little Read More
A Minor Post, Articles, Ecology, Political Science, SustainabilityConservation Biology that acknowledges that we can never go back
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Breakthrough Journal “Conservation in the Anthropocene” This vision of a conserved future — one in which we integrate human and ecological needs — seems a lot more appealing to me that the previous vision of cordoned-off nature. As a resident of Brooklyn, I do not need more nature preserves upstate to escape to, I need Read More
A Minor Post, Conservation Biology, ExtinctionCan cod come back?
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Nature “Transient dynamics of an altered large marine ecosystem“
A Minor Post, Articles, Biodiversity Loss, Conservation Biology, Extinction, Sustainable HarvestingMolly H. Adams earns top honors from the Critical and Visual Studies program
Posted 11 May 2012 / 0Me with Molly and B. Ricardo Brown (coordinator of the Critical and Visual Studies program) at Pratt’s Honors Convocation I am proud to report that a student who I have both taught and mentored, Molly H. Adams, has won top honors for both her exceptional academic work and the production of an exemplary thesis. Along Read More
Anthropogenic Change, Biomes, Conservation Biology, Critical and Visual Studies program, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Justice, Ethics, Mentoring, Pratt InstituteI knew that dog was watching me: Jennifer Verdolin confirms my worst fears
Posted 11 May 2012 / 0Scientific American Blogs “The Art of Eavesdropping: Nature’s Silent Sniffers, Watchers and Listeners”
A Minor Post, Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Canids, WebIf you don’t think that culture can make us do maladaptive things, check out “trepanning”
Posted 11 May 2012 / 0Scientific American Images of the Week “Guns in Ancient Egypt and Nubia?“
A Minor Post, Cultural Evolution, Memetic Fitness, WebRichard Sennett’s “Together” explores the history of cooperative rituals
Posted 10 May 2012 / 0Yale University Press “Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation“
A Minor Post, Articles, Behavior, Cooperation, Political ScienceNational Academies Press releases proceedings for “Cooperation and Conflict” colloquium
Posted 10 May 2012 / 0The National Academies Press “In the Light of Evolution V: Cooperation and Conflict”
A Minor Post, Conferences, Cooperation“Open Yale” course provides the fundamentals of Game Theory for free
Posted 10 May 2012 / 0Open Yale courses “Econ 159: Game Theory“
A Minor Post, Game Theory, Higher Education