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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

#59. Neuromodulators as Peril Specialists [neuroscience, evolution]

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NE     EV Red: theory ; black, fact Solanum dulcamara , a plant with anticholinesterase activity . “Life is difficulty.” -The Buddha Gauta...
Monday, April 27, 2020

#58. Is the Theory of Everything Like This? [physics]

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PH Red, theory ; black, fact Recursive . The picture appears to contain a diagonal line, but if you look closely, you will see that nowhere ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

#57. The Drill Sergeants of the Apocalypse [evolutionary psychology, population]

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PO        EP Red, theory ; black, fact Till Eulenspiegel, a classical trickster in European cultures The trickster type may really be Natu...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

#56. Stress and Schizophrenia [neuroscience]

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NE Red, theory; black, fact Introduction The main positive symptoms of schizophrenia, namely hallucinations, word salad, and loosening of...

#55. Gender is Pecking Order [evolutionary psychology]

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EP Red, theory; black, fact Gender is pecking order Gender, social status, and testosterone are clearly interrelated, but exactly how req...
Saturday, December 14, 2019

# 54. Disaster Biology [evolution, evolutionary psychology]

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EP      EV   Red, theory; black, fact The habitat may have been a unit of selection in early hominins, leading to group selection, and mu...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

#53. Where are All the Space Aliens? [evolution, evolutionary psychology]

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EP      EV Red, theory; black, fact Canada's remote Algonquin Radio Observatory, which took over SETI duty between 1988-91. Astronomica...