Dog Breed Matters If You Want To Communicate

Dog Breed Matters If You Want To Communicate

Researchers who make generalizations about the effects of domestication and dog-wolf differences in the utilization of human visual signals, take note; a new study says dog breeds selected to work in…
The Indiana Jones Method of Science

The Indiana Jones Method of Science

Science is occasionally a life-threatening career choice, particularly for those scientists who risk shipwreck, starvation, disease, and large, arctic carnivores to unlock the mysteries of the life's…
Elite Athletes Are Getting Bigger

Elite Athletes Are Getting Bigger

It's not a secret to you if you have watched football for the last 40 years;  a guy once almost big enough to be a linebacker can't even be a safety today.   Elite athletes are getting…
Intelligent Software Design vs Evolution

Intelligent Software Design vs Evolution

Do our genomes look designed? Let's address this point, hoisted from the comments of this post: Actually, shared genetics between chimps and humans is agnostic with respect to evolution or "…
The Great Selfish Gene Confusion

The Great Selfish Gene Confusion

Possibly one of my biggest issues with the way evolutionary theory is described in the social sciences today is the characterization of evolutionary biology as somehow being based on the same…
Selfish Gene Confusion

Selfish Gene Confusion

In light of the popularity of this piece, here are some things to keep in mind about 'selfish' genes: 1. The basic issue is about the unit of selection - does natural selection choose allele,…
Like Sex?  Thank Parasites

Like Sex? Thank Parasites

Parasites don't get a lot of respect these days but we may have to reconsider that.  In spite of their nasty reputation, they may have given us the joy of sex. What's so great about sex? If you…