- Not Black and White (William Saletan - Slate Magazine)
Rethinking race and genes. - The Vision for Space Exploration and the retirement of the Baby Boomers (part 2) (The Space Review)
Is this the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning? - Open the Future: Pondering Fermi
Cascio's third option. - Who's your daddy? (globeandmail.com)
When your son is so positive, so even-tempered, so handsome - so unlike you - there is only one thing to do, David Eddie writes: Grab a home paternity kit. - Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isn't Better (New York Times)
"If it's so great to be smart," Dr. Kawecki asks, "why have most animals remained dumb?"
I liked the Fermi article. For one thing, it helped to clarify Bostrom's article.
ReplyDelete"If it's so great to be smart," Dr. Kawecki asks, "why have most animals remained dumb?"
ReplyDeleteWell that is because intelligence isn't necessarily required to pass your genes on to the next generation. That is all that is important from an evolutionary perspective. Look at bacteria, they do a good job of it. This persons question is stupid. If its great to be smart, why are doctors asking stupid questions like this?
More pondering of Fermi's here:
ReplyDeletehttp://michaelgr.com/2008/05/09/virtual-reality-could-explain-the-fermi-paradox/