Monthly Archives: September 2012

“When you’re a… Scientist…” as Bowie didn’t actually say, you pass your exams, get set up somewhere, but then just behave however you like, because science is, by definition, what scientists do. Hence, whatever you do will be science. I … Continue reading →

Razib Khan has a pretty high opinion of his scientific abilities. He’s repeatedly had the opportunity, when discussing the origin of dogs, to present the significant alternative to his own view. Instead though, he forgot that science is principally about … Continue reading →

I recently attended a talk by Joanna Bryson, more “to the public” rather than in an academic setting, though it was to an educated public. The first half was an overview of mentality in robots, and touched (obviously briefly) on … Continue reading →

As mentioned in section 1, innovators in science (as everywhere) take most of the risk, but as independent thinkers, they’re at risk of sacrificing the weapon of unity. Yet this isn’t political rocket science. Even those of us who find … Continue reading →

The final exhibit in this series is someone called Steve Hunter, with an anti-cladist website, holding a list of suitable literature and a line in corresponding T-shirts. I wrote him a very pleasant and reasonably amusing email to re-established contact … Continue reading →