Biologists in Public Policy
The input of biologists in public policy can help us understand the disruptions of human progress; one example is ‘the bourgeois strategy’.
Biology
Nature vs Nurture
Infinite Monkeys Typing the Human Genome
Infinite monkeys aren’t needed to type Shakespeare nor to make the human genome. But both still seem impossible. So just how did Shakespeare write Shakespeare, and just how did life build humanity?
Biological Numbers, Astronomical Numbers
We marvel over astronomical numbers, but by asking ‘How many cells on Earth?’ we see that biological numbers are vastly larger.
Publishing Problems and OpenSource-Capitalist Hybrid Publishing
Many publishing problems confront authors today, so I’m trying an OpenSource-capitalist hybrid publishing strategy for my next book, Darwin, Dada, Dalí, Duke & Devadevàya, or 5D for short. My Next Book I haven’t posted anything in some time. I retired from medicine, moved to Spain, and started working on my next book. I’ll be taking … [Read more…]
Human Genetic Behavior
…And this is why I have foolishly chosen to discuss the taboos of genetic behavior, and ethnic and sexual norms; not to chain people to stereotypes, but to free us all from them. We must recognize our genetic tendencies in order to design around them, and past them; as Bertolt Brecht noted, “When there are obstacles, the shortest distance between two points is a crooked line.”
Too Many Babies: The Law of Universal Superfecundity
All living things produce too many babies, and not all of them can survive; it’s the Law of Universal Superfecundity. Humans are not exempt.
The Best Predator
What, exactly, is the best predator? The deadliest? Or the most helpful?
America in One Word: Feedback
As a multifaceted country, it is hard to define America in one word; but ‘feedback’ seems a good candidate, and explains our ‘Big 3 Freedoms’ as well.
Gender Equity & Pointless Ambition
Too often, gender equity pursues a masculine success of domination and pointless ambition, ironically making ‘equal rights’ offensively anti-egalitarian.
Sexual Genetics
Sexual Genetics: differences between boys and girls exist, on average. Insisting that the differences are universal, or that they are nonexistent, are both unjust.