Murder ‘comes naturally’ to chimpanzees
A major study suggests that killing among chimpanzees results from normal competition, not human interference.
Our violent cousins
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The Scottish Referendum
The rest of the world is tired of Americans telling them what to do, so I am not expressing an opinion on this vote. This is easier since in fact I am not sure what I think about this. However, I can enjoy the humor, the existence of which is very reassuring however the vote goes.
This Is What It Will Be Like If Scotland Votes For Independence
As a long-time fan of fantasy I am pleased to see Game of Thrones and Harry Potter appear in this discussion.
From our side of the pond, there is nothing like the Colbert Report.
Monday Night Irish Class, September 15, 2014
Irish Class, September 15, 2014
Rang Gaeilge, 15ú lá Mí Mheán Fómhair 2014
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Missed class because of a bad cold, but I did make some notes on the homework.
GÓGAN, Liam Seosamh (1891–1979)
Nature, Nurture, and Noise
Even if we can get the genes right, and somehow completely control environments, there will always be noise to make life richly unpredictable.
The virtues of old technology
Physics and Philosophy
Quantum Gravity Expert Says “Philosophical Superficiality” Has Harmed Physics
I was young in the sixties and seventies, and shared the dream of my generation: changing the world and make it more just and gentle. We lost. I did not know what to do next. I found physics, where, instead, revolutions succeed.
Check the numbers
The Shadow of the Past
Thought WWI was history? In the Middle East, think again
What brought Turkey into World War I was the Escape of the German warships Goeben and Breslau , especially the Goeben, which was the most powerful ship in the Mediterranean at the start of the War. She was The Ship That Changed the World.
According to Winston Churchill the Goeben brought “more slaughter, more misery, and more ruin than has ever before been borne within the compass of a ship.”. He wrote that in 1931.
An advanced civilization hid a dangerous technology
Comet Churymov-Gerasimenko compared to Los Angeles
From Tom Chivers. This comet is currently being visited by the ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft.
Pictures behind cut
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 