In a recent blog post, Gia Milinovich responds to some of the heat she’s received for a panel she chaired for SohoSkeptics on gender. Though I don’t doubt Gia is well intentioned, her post is unfortunately filled to the brim with many misconceptions about gender stemming from what appears to be an adherence to a biological essentialist understanding of sex/gender. This post is meant to bring atten... »
Cross-posted at Queereka. A few days ago, Harriet Hall wrote a post on Science-Based Medicine titled “Gender Differences and Why They Don’t Matter So Much.” The article left a bad taste in my mouth for a number of reasons. Aside from what I feel is a gross misrepresentation of various criticisms of Michael Shermer (which I will leave to Ophelia and PZ to deal with as they see fit), the bulk of my ... »
Phillip... so very, very kinky those Opus Dei types... Self Immolation in protest is not something only religious people do. Ryszard Siwiec a Polish philosophy... – Apr 23, 2:39 AM
I haven't seen this week's episode of Cosmos yet (thanks Tivo for making it so easy to record worthwhile programming "for later" while watching mind... – Apr 23, 1:26 AM
Read up on the anarchists of the Spanish Civil War (unless it's written by a Bolshevik). Or just _For Whom the Bell Tolls_. – Apr 23, 1:12 AM
I don't disagree that altruism is likely an evolved trait in humans, but I don't think it's a purely biologically evolved trait. It's much more... – Apr 22, 11:01 PM
Will, I think Evolution probably did play a huge role in making humans at least somewhat altruistic. After all parents who are willing to risk... – Apr 22, 10:52 PM
AHHH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Sorry, this just cracked me up. – Apr 22, 9:48 PM