Christopher X J. Jensen
Professor, Pratt Institute

Provocative piece on political vs. personal vegetarianism given that increasing meat consumption is unsustainable

Posted 15 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Provocative piece on political vs. personal vegetarianism given that increasing meat consumption is unsustainable

The Chronicle of Higher Education “The Vegetarian Lesson“

We behavioral ecologists already teach about the biological importance of empathy! Empathy is an evolved adaptation.

Posted 15 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on We behavioral ecologists already teach about the biological importance of empathy! Empathy is an evolved adaptation.

The Chronicle of Higher Education “Should We Teach Empathy in College?“

Eliza Griswold describes some geographical religious patterns that should interest multilevel selection researchers

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WNYC The Leonard Lopate Show “The Tenth Parallel“

Based on this month’s pre-print articles, looks like JTB will drop a special issue on the evolution of cooperation

Posted 14 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Based on this month’s pre-print articles, looks like JTB will drop a special issue on the evolution of cooperation

The Journal of Theoretical Biology

There’s no shortage of people thinking about how cooperation evolves these days

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http://www.mindmeister.com/107816914/evolution-of-cooperation

If you want to pay for concept mapping, MindMeister allows you to easily share maps online

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http://www.mindmeister.com/

Cultural isolation leads to cultural endemism? Sounds like cultural evolution to me!

Posted 10 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Cultural isolation leads to cultural endemism? Sounds like cultural evolution to me!

The New York Times “Straight Outta Havana“

Polar-bear-gate? Driven by climate change politics, but highlights need for double-blind review of scientific papers.

Posted 10 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Polar-bear-gate? Driven by climate change politics, but highlights need for double-blind review of scientific papers.

Morning Edition “Polar Bear Scientist Faces New Questions“

NPR tackles the evolution of cooperative muliticellularity in 3.5 minutes flat: Yeast and choanoflagellates for all!

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Morning Edition “Scientists Explore Why Single Cells Band Together“

Great feature on language taxonomy, cultural selection, speciation, and extinction

Posted 09 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Great feature on language taxonomy, cultural selection, speciation, and extinction

WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show “John McWhorter on Language“

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