Sorry about the protracted hiatus- I've been really busy with
making music and
writing about non-sciency things.
While I get my shit together so's I can conjure some of the irreverantly nerdy informationalizing that makes this blog so damn special, here are some things to keep you busy:
-Economists are stunned (for the millionth time) as
blind altruism and trust of strangers often trumps the selfishness of homo economicus. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise, because cooperation (e.g. the sublimation of selfishness for group goals) has long been understood as the foundation of complex society. It's ironic, I deal in ecology because I think people are such assholes, but somehow I have more faith in the goodness of the human race than economists, who are the oracles of the market age. [
Scientific American]
-Holler at
this bad-ass vulture who can take in oxygen at 23,000 feet. It's endangered, so holler at it gently. [
Endangered Ugly Things]
-Ian Hart of the The Pacific Institute's
Integrity of Science blog has made his last post. Go and
read over some of his work so you can practice up for spotting bullshit in the press. [
Integrity of Science]
