Science & Society

Kelley Winters, Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: A disappointing read.

I had high hopes for "Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: Essays from the Struggle for Dignity", Kelley Winters. (ISBN-10: 1-4392-2388-2, ISBN-13: 9781439223888) I write for Wikipedia on the issues related to Blanchard's theory.  I was l ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Feb 4 2009 - 11:20pm

Addressing The Growing Creationism Problem In Europe

Creationism, the rejection of the scientific basis of  evolutionary theory, is experiencing a resurgence among Europeans. The Department of Biology and Didactics of Biology at the TU Dortmund has organized an international conference addressing the issue, ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 31 2009 - 10:26pm

30 Days Of Evolution Blogging: What Tiktaalik Roseae Means To You And Me

In 2004 a University of Chicago researcher discovered something every evolutionary biologist knew had to exist- a missing link between land animals and fishes. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 3 2009 - 1:42am

Forget Darwin?

This morning I woke up to read this in the Daily Telegraph: Can we please forget about Charles Darwin? As we celebrate Charles Darwin's anniversary, a leading geneticist argues that our understanding of evolution would be much improved if we removed D ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Feb 2 2009 - 7:25am

Cool Thought Experiments I: Maxwell's Demon

Throughout history, scientists, philosophers, mathematicians and Phd students lacking funding for actual research have turned to the thought experiment in hopes of discovering something publishable, thereby retaining tenure and/or attracting the admiration ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Feb 2 2009 - 3:38pm

Cool Thought Experiments III: Schrodinger's Cat

Throughout history, scientists, philosophers, mathematicians and Phd students lacking funding for actual research have turned to the thought experiment in hopes of discovering something publishable, thereby retaining tenure and/or attracting the admiration ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Feb 4 2009 - 11:09am

Cool Thought Experiments IV: The Chinese Room

Throughout history, scientists, philosophers, mathematicians and PhD students lacking funding for actual research have turned to the thought experiment in hopes of discovering something publishable, thereby retaining tenure and/or attracting the admiration ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Feb 5 2009 - 11:03am

Sorry Cupid: The Behavioral Economics Of The Human Mating System

What do men want? Biology’s simple answer is that men want to survive to pass on their genes. But when you throw this goal into a complex society of competing men, discerning women and morality, biology gets confused. For better or for worse, behavioral ec ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Feb 11 2009 - 10:00pm

Superstitious? A Black Cat's Proof That 2 = 1

Today, of all days, anything is possible. The laws of man and god are subverted by that of Murphy. This day is made doubly potent by its placement before the geek's darkest day of the year: Valentine's Day. And during this day on which anything t ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Feb 13 2009 - 6:00am

How Long You Can Sleep On Your Arm Without Losing It...

Last night at two in the morning I woke to find someone had grafted a zombie arm to my left shoulder. I commanded it to move—no response. I jabbed it with my right hand—no response. I threw it against the wall—no response. Would this limb remain forever zo ...

Article - Garth Sundem - Feb 17 2009 - 1:09pm