Energy and science in America are in big, big trouble
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
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Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Against Space
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
The Philosophy of Science Association meeting in Montreal was great fun. For one thing it was in Montreal; for another I got to hang out with Doctor Free-Ride; and as a bonus there were some interesting and provocative talks about the nature of time. I chatted with Tim Maudlin, Huw Price, Craig Callender, Nick Huggett, Chris Wuttrich, David Wallace, John Norton, and other people I always learn from when I talk to. Philosophers always force you to think hard about things. Here are the slides ...read more
Wednesday (11/10/10) Update: A respite for Indonesia and upswing for the Philippines
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Body-snatching, not socialising, drove the evolution of bigger-brained insects
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Some insects, such as ants, lead famously social lives, with massive colonies of individuals, cooperating for a common good. These insects also tend to have unusually large brains. For over 150 years, this link has been tacitly taken as support for the idea that social animals need extra smarts to keep track of all their many relationships. But Sarah Farris from West Virginia University and Susanne Schulmeister from the American Museum of Natural History aren’t convinced. After comparing ...read more
NCBI ROFL: And October's "No, sh*t, Sherlock" award goes to…
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