Sep 21, 2009

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Darwin’s Other Idea

The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Natureby Geoffrey MillerNew York: Random House, 2000Darwinian evolution is seen as a cold, ruthless struggle for survival that shaped what we eventually became.  But, the critic responds, whence kindness, humor, language, playfulness, art and creativity?  Scientists have tried to explain altruism towards relatives...

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Aug 14, 2009

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Evolving into Consumerism — and Beyond It

Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer BehaviorGeoffrey MillerNew York: Viking, 2009When I was asked to review this book, I half groaned because I was sure of what to expect and I also knew it was not going to broaden my knowledge in a significant way. From my earlier reading up on other, but tangentially related subject areas (e.g., advertising), I already knew, and it seemed more...

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Jul 19, 2009

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Feminism and the Destruction of the West, Part II

My goal isn’t to depress my readers.  However, I feel the need to share some thoughts I’ve had as a result of reading Roissy’s blog. I thought  I was pretty tough for believing in eugenics and a meaningless universe but some of his insights are hard even for me to swallow, and not because of lack of real world evidence.  Take this post about a 64 year-old serial killer who...

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Jul 18, 2009

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Feminism and the Destruction of the West

The Woman Racket: The New Science Explaining How the Sexes Relate at Work, at Play and in Societyby Steve MoxonCharlottesville, Va.: Imprint Academic, 2008 Most of my readers would agree that the West’s modern political correctness regarding race and gender is an insult to the intelligence of anyone who has given any thought to human nature and its evolutionary source.  So the...

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