"Gotcha!" ... From: Les Lane To: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:24 AM Subject: [Reason-Omaha] Today's news ...
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Her flyer advertises a series of lectures from 4/13 to 4/27, all around town (and one in Lincoln), by Dr Richard Komp. http://www.skyheat.org/board.html ... ...
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eSkeptic: April 1st, 2009Links to videos. ... From: Michael Shermer To: Jim Bechtel Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:01 AM Subject: eSkeptic: How We Staged...
Jim Bechtel
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Apr 1, 2009 6:45 pm
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a) Wow! Geoffrey Miller does it again. What a fertile mind. First he showed us culture as fitness display (why rock stars get the girls), and now he shows us...
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Apr 1, 2009 7:15 pm
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You nailed me!! Hey, you never know. The old original Invasion of the Body Snatchers was on last night. I'd forgotten how good it was at setting up an...
Jim Bechtel
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Apr 1, 2009 10:50 pm
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http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_1_dna.html James Q. Wilson The DNA of Politics Genes shape our beliefs, our values, and even our votes. Winter 2009 ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/magazine/29Dyson-t.html?_r=1 March 29, 2009 The Civil Heretic By NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY the eminent...
A good example of overstatement. Buried amidst tons of rhetoric, the actual study of twins found (based on their reaction to loaded phrases like "gay rights"...
Good one, Randy. Did anyone hear ATC on NPR yesterday afternoon? They had a brilliant April Fool's joke: the letters segment was full of faux letters from...
You are right to dismiss *this *Wilson and his work. He's part of a strange clique of well qualified scholars who are obsessed with reducing everything --...
that"genes accounted for about 40 percent of the difference between the two groups." Note the wording. Whether "40% of the difference" is significant depends...
I agree ---with the proviso that we'd have to work really hard on defining conservative & liberal, since they shift through time (eg, laissez faire was...
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Apr 2, 2009 5:19 pm
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Some old, some new, some bad, some good. bcc bechtels ... From: Steve L 1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his...
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Apr 2, 2009 5:31 pm
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I can't resist. Says one flute to another, "Who was that piccolo I saw you with?" Says the other, "That was no piccolo. That was my fife." The mouthpiece cover...
"...Bouchard's conclusions that shyness, political conservatism, dedication to hard work, orderliness, intimacy, extroversion, conformity, and a host of other...
Of course, but something like "conservatism" is a label for a whole suite of dispositions, resulting no doubt from a great many genes. ... From: Skryja, David ...
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Apr 2, 2009 10:57 pm
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I make sure my students understand the importance of studies of twins raised apart and the "heritability coefficients" that such studies yield. My problem is...
sam saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Rat-brain robot aids memory study ** A robot controlled by rat brain cells could...
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Apr 3, 2009 12:11 pm
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Sam saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Robo-scientist's first findings ** A UK team unveils the first machine to have...
Sam
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Apr 3, 2009 12:13 pm
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... Political statement has price: $588,012 When John S. McCollister heard about the North Platte housing board turning down $588,012 in federal stimulus money...
Jim Bechtel
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Apr 3, 2009 2:38 pm
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Thank goodness we're not competing with the Pet Blessing. Professor to give address on Darwin Dr. Michael Conlon, a biochemÂÂistry professor, will give a...
Jim Bechtel
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Apr 3, 2009 2:38 pm
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Category: Making rational use of civilization's amenities. "Improved signÂage and lane markers to direct traffic flow also might be a good idea." Might be?...
Jim Bechtel
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Apr 3, 2009 2:53 pm
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This article has special meaning for me, because my dad got his undergraduate degree from Moody Bible Institute (he used to call it Moody Insti-Bible-tute) and...