Comic-book science gains the support of serious scientists
Posted 07 Oct 2011 / Comments Off on Comic-book science gains the support of serious scientistsThe Chronicle of Higher Education “Colorfully Drawn Science“
Shark kill off the coast of Texas linked to illegal fishing
Posted 28 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Shark kill off the coast of Texas linked to illegal fishingAll Things Considered “Texas Authorities Find Massive Shark Kill“
Some focus on cooperation, they focus on conflict: The Santa Fe Institute takes on multilevel selection theory
Posted 28 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Some focus on cooperation, they focus on conflict: The Santa Fe Institute takes on multilevel selection theorySanta Fe Institute “Multiple Scales of Conflict“
Has psychiatry failed?
Posted 27 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Has psychiatry failed?The Chronicle of Higher Education “Are Psychiatric Medications Making Us Sicker?“
Radio special highlights new educational models that do not rely on lectures
Posted 25 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Radio special highlights new educational models that do not rely on lecturesAmerican Radio Works “Don’t Lecture Me“
Matt Ridley reviews “The Neighborhood Project”
Posted 23 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Matt Ridley reviews “The Neighborhood Project”The Wall Street Journal “Which Makes Us Nicer, Team Spirit or Trade?” For more perspective on Ridley’s perspective, I recommend that you read this.
Nature review of “The Neighborhood Project”
Posted 23 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Nature review of “The Neighborhood Project”Nature “Evolution: Small-town utopia“
Fascinating theoretical study on the role that overconfidence plays in competition
Posted 23 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Fascinating theoretical study on the role that overconfidence plays in competitionNature “The evolution of overconfidence“
Gorgeous video captures the unique mating rituals of the Peacock Spider
Posted 23 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Gorgeous video captures the unique mating rituals of the Peacock SpiderYouTube “Peacock Spider 2”
Norman Johnson reviews Lee Dugatkin’s “The Prince of Evolution”
Posted 23 Sep 2011 / Comments Off on Norman Johnson reviews Lee Dugatkin’s “The Prince of Evolution”Nature’s Scitable — Watching the Detectives “Peter Kropotkin and the evolution of cooperation“