Not only is humility a virtue, but a methodological assessment of that which we have evidence for and what we don’t, can help us search for possible explanations that we might not have searched for because we believed we knew the answer. Does Capitalism always Give us More from Less? On...
But here I stop–short of any deterministic speculation that attributes specific behaviors to the possession of specific altruist or opportunist genes. Our genetic makeup permits a wide range of behaviors–from Ebenezer Scrooge before to Ebenezer Scrooge after. I do not believe that the miser hoard...
genetic research, and neuroimaging of living individuals. These methods have provided valuable insights, such as the recognition that autism is a highly heritable and heterogeneous condition, both in terms of its causes and its clinical presentations. Studies have also identified genetic variations associ...
TheJournal of Commercial Biotechnologywas an unassuming trade publication run by pharma entrepreneurs and publicists until some time afterMay 2022. Anout-of-date Wiki entrytells us that it was published byPalgrave MacMillanfor a while, and purchased in 2010 by ThinkBioTech0(the biopharm entrepreneurs...
Our aim is neither to advance specific scientific or philosophical claims about human nature, nor to proscribe or eliminate such claims. Rather, we articulate through examples the types of errors that frequently arise in this field, towards improving the rigor of the scientific and social studies....
Some saw the book as especially dangerous because it claimed to be based on rigorous science, was published by an imprint of the National Academy of Sciences, and argued that MTF sex changes are motivated primarily by erotic interests and not by the problem of having the gender identity common...
Sleep plays a crucial role in our waking lives, and we need to start paying it more attention. The latest research tells us that it's essential for learning and…
[44] Michael Faraday tells us that “Each atom extends, so to say, throughout the whole of the solar system yet always retaining its own centre of force.”“What do you know of the atom,” asks Faraday, “apart from its force? You imagine a nucleus which may be called a, and Surro...
Nevertheless, decomposing migratory behavior into separable components presents the opportunity to identify how distinct environmental and behavioral inputs control specific aspects of migratory flight behavior, as well as uncover the genetic and cellular bases behind these controls. Our results support a ...
Her parents would collect their pay checks, but eat nothing before coming back in the evening, hungry and tired. She wondered at their ability to be in town, in the midst of all the best foods, with money to purchase that food, but choose not to spend it on themselves so that Esther...