Tag: David Premack
Ovid in His Exile
Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University was the scene of many strange experiments.
A Positive, Useful Discussion of Human Exceptionalism … On the Internet? Yes!
Not all humans can be concert pianists. Some humans can’t speak or get out of a wheelchair or remember their daughter’s name anymore. Here we enter into moral and ethical issues.
Beyond Adaptation: The Human Brain Is Something New
Our brains have vastly more ability than is needed for survival, most notably the capacity for language and abstract thought.
Kudzu Science: Ken Miller’s The Human Instinct
Miller is one of those “settled science” bullies. Here he sets his sights on essayist Marilynne Robinson.