In this dire age, we all need some sparks of optimism – get them from these scientists: Life lessons | Science | The Guardian Technorati Tags: philosophy of science
Browsing Posts published in December, 2007
I found a wonderful satire here, written from the perspective of an ape shortly before the transition of the species to a genus of “homo”. Enough is Enough: A Thinking Ape’s Critique of Trans-Simianism Everyone critical of transhumanism should read and think about this piece carefully. Technorati Tags: philosophy, singularity
Are humans evolving faster? Findings suggest we are becoming more different, not alike Technorati Tags: evolution
A paper addressing some of the well known problems of peer review in a somewhat polemic tone. Academic Productivity » Academics are prostitutes? Technorati Tags: academia
