Winning & the Entitlement Mentality
Too many people, particularly fans, have an ‘entitlement mentality’: they expect to win simply because they expect to win.
Author: Bookscrounger
Independent Press Association Gives KCP 14th Award
The Independent Press Award gives Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths its 14th Prize.
Eric Hoffer Award Honors Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths
The Eric Hoffer Award announced last week that Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths has been named 1st Runner-Up for Legacy Nonfiction. This is the third Eric Hoffer award, as the book was previously named to the Short List for the Grand Prize, and as a Finalist for the Montaigne Medal. The book also currently enjoys a 4.9 … [Read more…]
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths Short-Listed for Montaigne Medal
The Eric Hoffer Book Awards has named Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths as a Finalist for the Montaigne Medal. This recognition is the third award for the book.
Allopatric Speciation, Alloneossic Taxonation
Allopatric speciation & sympatric speciation examine mating barriers and geographic location; alloneossic taxonation adds in adaptation and niche shift.
The Limits of Evolutionary Pressure
Industrial melanism illustrates evolutionary pressure/selection pressure. But in punctuated equilibria and large evolution, selection pressure won’t work.
Microevolution, Macroevolution, Small Evolution, Large Evolution
Punctuated equilibria makes a case for shifting from microevolution & macroevolution, to ‘small evolution’ & ‘large evolution.’
Language as Phenotype: Speculative Etymology
A bit of speculative etymology demonstrating language as phenotype. It all starts at birth. Literally…
Punctuated Equilibria: The Improbability Drive
Somewhere between the New Synthesis and the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, the theory of Punctuated Equilibria appeared, but it needs an Improbability Drive.
The Deadliest Animal vs the Best Predator
What is the deadliest animal in America? And is the best predator the deadliest animal, or the most beneficial?