Monthly Archives: March 2012

Russell Blackford seems to like the fact that a recent Pew survey shows more Americans are getting wary of religion in politics. So do I. I am offended by the view that religions should have privileged treatment under the law … Continue reading →

This ‘debate’ at The Chronicle Review came to my attention via Jean Kazez and Russell Blackford.

The fact that Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes has purchased The New Republic is a good sign that those who bewail the impact of the web on serious writing.

This New Yorker article gives a nice blend of personal,  scientific,  and species history. It would be interesting to know if what we picked up from our bigger brained but ultimately less successful cousins was just random or if it includes … Continue reading →

Some minds are changed a bit, and I think for the better, by this LinkedIn discussion, but it also includes a good example of exactly what I was concerned about in my comment on Keith Devlin’s original piece on the … Continue reading →

The Tyee’s David Beers has a nice story about the guy who was cheated out of the Vancouver Mayor’s chair in 2005.

But not, I’m afraid, in a good way. Less Wrong comes down on the wrong side  of the “Sleeping Beauty” problem. Sleeping Beauty volunteers to undergo the following experiment and is told all of the following details. On Sunday she is … Continue reading →