Can environmentalists and the religious faithful work together to preserve creation?
Posted 21 May 2012 / 0Star Tribune “Conservationists can learn a lot from religion“
A Minor Post, Conservation Biology, Religion, SustainabilityAre the most lucrative components of the financial sector parasites on the larger economy?
Posted 21 May 2012 / 0Marketplace “High-frequency trading: Bad for markets… and the soul?“
A Minor Post, Economic sustainability, Economics, Parasitism, Radio & PodcastsHow fast do anthropogenic impacts get amplified up the food chain? Ask a bluefin!
Posted 19 May 2012 / 0Marketplace Sustainability “Radiated tuna splashes up in California“
A Minor Post, Community Ecology, Pollution, Radio & PodcastsPeter Turchin on the “Dark Side of Cultural Evolution”
Posted 18 May 2012 / 0Social Evolution Forum Peter Turchin “The Dark Side of Cultural Evolution” I love the evolutionary nuance unravelled in this post: both the idea of “staged traits” and the strong assertion that traits are produced by networks of genes are critical subtleties often ignored by evolutionary hypotheses. I am a bit skeptical, however, about the assumption Read More
A Minor Post, Adaptation, Cultural Evolution, Mismatch theorySocial Evolution Forum takes on role of social networking in human cooperation
Posted 18 May 2012 / 0Social Evolution Forum Robin I.M. Dunbar “Networking Past and Present” Social Evolution Forum Nicholas Baumard “The Evolution of Cooperation: from Networks to Institutions” Social Evolution Forum Herbert Gintis “Commentary on Dunbar and Baumard” Some interesting stuff here: We may no longer live in fission-fusion tribes, but we still move around a lot socially (changing family partnerships, looking Read More
A Minor Post, Cooperation, Gene-Culture Coevolution, Punishment, Social Networks{Canis lupus familiaris + Homo sapiens} versus Homo neanderthalenthis?
Posted 17 May 2012 / 0Daily Mail “Did dogs help humans conquer the world? Man’s best friend may be the reason why we flourished over the Neanderthals” The Atlantic “Humanity’s Best Friend: How Dogs May Have Helped Humans Beat the Neanderthals“
A Minor Post, Animal Domestication, Articles, Canids, Homo species, Human EvolutionIs the origin of all life the gyre?
Posted 16 May 2012 / 0Life “Theory of the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life” Over 100 pages and exactly 800 citations later, I am still not sure.
A Minor Post, Articles, EvolutionS.E. Gould takes on sloppy use of the selfish gene metaphor
Posted 16 May 2012 / 0Scientific American Blogs “On selfish genes and human behaviour“
A Minor Post, Evolution, Genetics, Natural Selection, WebUCS “Cooler Smarter” footprint calculator promotes lower carbon behaviors
Posted 15 May 2012 / 0Union of Concerned Scientists Cooler Smarter This is a much more simple footprint calculator than the ones I use in my classes, but it might be useful for people who want a quick snapshot of the carbon impacts of their behavioral choices.
A Minor Post, Activism, Ecological Footprinting, Sustainable Energy, WebThe Union of Concerned Scientists illuminates Monsanto’s role in maintaining unsustainable agricultural practices
Posted 15 May 2012 / 0Union of Concerned Scientists “Eight Ways Monsanto Fails at Sustainable Agriculture“
A Minor Post, Activism, Sustainable Agriculture