Marketing Grit: When Science Lags Behind Populism
But the real reason for Duckworth’s genius is that she’s been able to do all of this based on shaky science.
Parker Brown
· 6 min read
Science / Tech
A collection of 314 posts
Evolutionary Conflict and the Family
We should start at the beginning, which is to say, conception. That magical moment when sperm meets egg holds an important insight.
Brian Boutwell
· 10 min read
Why Innovation Requires Economic Freedom
Because of its emphasis on the heritability of acquired characteristics, Lysenkoism found itself at home and became an official dogma of Communist ideology.
Aaron Tao
· 5 min read
Evolving our way to Artificial Intelligence
If the AI that controls other players evolved, it may go through the same steps that made our brain work.
Arend Hintze
· 5 min read
Unscrambling the Second Law of Thermodynamics
All these specific conditions (loud volume, correct support, a vowel that works) must be met in order to sing a high note.
Brendon Brewer
· 15 min read
Business Journals Vow to Publish Studies That Prove Nothing
It will be important to see how many researchers and journals indeed opt to publish null-findings, and whether and how that affects their impact factor and ranking over time.
Ramon Wenzel
· 5 min read
The Kids Are All Right
Humans, like all organisms, are the product of evolution. And what evolution ‘cares’ about is genetic propagation: how many genes are passed from one generation to the next.
Bo Winegard and Ben Winegard
· 22 min read
The Great Statistical Schism
In the early 20th century, this led to a split in the field of statistics, with intense debates taking place about whose methods and ways of thinking were better.
Brendon Brewer
· 7 min read
How Criminologists Who Study Biology are Shunned by Their Field
Biosocial criminologists endure reputational attacks often. The field of criminology is not an especially cordial place to work.
Brian Boutwell
· 11 min read
Why do we get songs stuck in our heads? Explaining your Earworm
It implies the effortlessness in which a fragment of a song, arriving in the inner ear without conscious effort, can continually loop and stick around.
Rebecca Gelding
· 4 min read
Time to Go Deeper on Blockchain
Blockchain is important because it provides a way to communicate electronically that mimics face-to-face transacting in the physical world.
Harry Lehmann
· 5 min read
Calm Down, Activists. Science is Not So Sexist
Going into STEM does not define a woman's worth.
Claire Lehmann
· 7 min read
False Claims Undermine Good Causes
Domestic violence and family abuse are a scourge on all human societies. Events such as White Ribbon Day play an significant role in breaking down the shame and stigma which make it so hard for individuals to seek help.
Claire Lehmann
· 7 min read
Postmodern Assumptions About Gender Harm Women
It is the year 2014 and women are at risk of harm from easily preventable biomedical errors. How on earth did we get here?
Claire Lehmann
· 5 min read