Tag: behavior
Migrating Birds Can Find Their Flocks After Many Miles and Days Apart
Another study of bird migration using geolocators finds fascinating new facts about social interactions during long-distance flights.
Darwinian Theory and Evolutionary Psychology — A Troubling Legacy
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker asserts that infanticide has biological roots. He claims that ancient humans were picky about which babies they would raise to maturity.
Why Social Science Does Not Need Evolutionary Theory
The example that Professor Cristine Legare proffers is schoolyard bullying.
Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education
He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on.
Rights Are Not about “Feelings”
Thomas Hills argues that we will accord human-style rights to robots because we will come to empathize with them.