Outrageous Lebanese Genetics
Lebanese Genetics sounds boring, but the Lebanese may be the most stereotypical ethnic group around, an inheritance from the Phoenicians.
Sociobiology
The Deadly Game of Hawk-Dove
In hawk-dove, we are presented with a disturbing situation. We ask, Who is better, hawks or doves, war mongers or peace makers? Who ultimately wins? And the analysis is disturbing: neither does, because both do.
Return of the Bookscrounger
I’m back. Where I’ve been, and where we’re going.
Morality as Survival
We tell ourselves, and others, one reason for why we do things, but our choices often betray other, more convincing reasons. Sometimes the secondary reason helps us see morality as survival. This is a serialization from my book, Happiness: A Physician/Biologist Looks at Life. To see the Table of Contents and the dust jacket blurb, … [Read more…]
Body Over Mind
We think of ourselves as logical rational beings, who make purely intellectual decisions. But consider that we think that our minds control our bodies when sometimes, it’s the other way around.