There is nothing more speculative than evolutionary psychology.

My family has been doing this for several generations. My race is so ambiguous and I love it because I can jive with so many ethnic groups.

I’m 38 years old and I think I’ve read a “What We Know About Lucy Is Wrong” article every year.

It’s not surprising, of course, because this is the entirety of the fossil.

What are some of the harmful things that he’s attached his name to? I’m out of the loop…

What sort of discussion topics are you interested in?

I was just reading about how, in the middle ages in both Europe and in the Islamic nations, scientists required a patron who would sponsor their lifestyle and their experiments. There were hardly any universities at the time, except for Baghdad’s House of Wisdom, and so scientific pursuits were very individual, haphazard and financially dependent on whichever lord or caliphate who found your research interesting enough to pay for it.

Come on down to Penn State, my friend, where most research is absolutely dominated by military contracts and conservative philanthropists. I have a few friends who have transferred to other universities for this reason only.

Kinky

Publish or perish

The real singers were two men and a woman, if I recall correctly…

Descartes warned us but we didn’t listen

Devolution confirmed

One historian described him as an “anxiety-ridden nerd”.

TIL that Charles Darwin hated everybody and everything!

Isn’t that Lamarckism? If I recall correctly, that’s an older model of evolution that is not commonly recognized anymore.

I swear that I’m not trying to be obtuse, but I have a lot of doubts.

What kind of ropes and wooden sleds, manufactured in 4000 BC, can move 80 ton stones? There are tensile limits…

I’ve also heard of this. It seems to me that this theory should be easy to confirm with some sort x-ray or radar or lidar or something, so that we can see the shape of the structure beneath the superficial layers…

Source? I’m not doubting you. I’m just surprised that the government would limit research, probably for political reasons.

It seems like you’re out for blood, my friend.

I’ve cited three academic scientists in this conversation. You’re welcome to check them out if you want.

This is a great resource for looking up published research and also unpublished theories.