Like Civilization?  Thank Beer

Like Civilization? Thank Beer

May beer have helped lead to the rise of civilization? It's a possibility, some archaeologists say. Their argument is that Stone Age farmers were domesticating cereals not so much to fill their…
5 times we almost nuked ourselves by accident

5 times we almost nuked ourselves by accident

We spent the Cold War in perpetual fear that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would start an intentional nuclear conflict. The truth is, we came far closer to blowing ourselves up with nuclear weapons than we…
Like Civilization?  Thank Beer

Like Civilization? Thank Beer

May beer have helped lead to the rise of civilization? It's a possibility, some archaeologists say. Their argument is that Stone Age farmers were domesticating cereals not so much to fill their…
5 times we almost nuked ourselves by accident

5 times we almost nuked ourselves by accident

We spent the Cold War in perpetual fear that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would start an intentional nuclear conflict. The truth is, we came far closer to blowing ourselves up with nuclear weapons than we…
Genes and Behaviours

Genes and Behaviours

Michael White made a comment in response to a poorly explained point I made about behaviours in the original version of Twelve Misunderstandings of Evolution, but in his haste to present his own take…