Category Archives: biology

Bonobo Swingers?

Posted on 2007-07-27 by alan

Arts&Letters Daily pointed to this fine essay by Ian Parker in The New Yorker. It really is an interesting and entertaining blend of anecdote, history, and good science reporting.

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Why Dawkins is Wrong – by D. S. Wilson

Posted on 2007-07-09 by alan

Skeptic: eSkeptic: Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

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An Orthogonal Trajectory

Posted on 2007-04-27 by alan

Light and Dark These words (used in the previous post) need exploring. We are not nocturnally well adapted so naturally fear the dark. This leads to much weight being attached to the words and makes their metaphorical use a powerful … Continue reading →

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The DNA of Religious Faith

Posted on 2007-04-25 by alan

David Barash reviews some theories of religion in an article in The Chronicle: 4/20/2007

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Faces Just 6 Pixels Wide

Posted on 2007-03-09 by alan

This post by Stephen Downes presents an interesting link, but I don’t agree that it supports his thesis about human reasoning. Pattern recognition at this level is characteristic of many species and devices, and it’s a capability that is probably … Continue reading →

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PNW Conifers–Genus page

Posted on 2006-12-30 by alan

PNW Conifers–Genus page

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Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS

Posted on 2006-12-30 by alan

Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS

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