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View ArticleTHE TWO STEVES (Part II)
Questions and AnswersSteven Rose, Steven Pinker[3.24.98] [On January 21st, Steven Pinker and Steven Rose debated each other in an event chaired by Susan Blackmore and held at London University's...
View ArticleTHE TWO STEVES (Part I)
A DebateIntroduction bySteven Rose, Steven Pinker[3.24.98] On January 21st, Steven Pinker and Steven Rose debated each other in an event chaired by Susan Blackmore and held at London University's...
View ArticleJARED DIAMOND AWARDED PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
Jared Diamond[4.15.98] The Pulitzer Prize in general non-fiction category was awarded yesterday to Jared Diamond for Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
View ArticleCOMPETING FOR CONSCIOUSNESS
How Subconscious Thoughts Cook on the BackburnerA Talk byWilliam H. Calvin[4.29.98] According to theoretical neuroscientist Bill Calvin, treating consciousness solely as awareness or attention greatly...
View ArticleHow Is Personality Formed ?
A Talk WithFrank J. Sulloway[5.17.98]"A few months ago, a group of authors gathered at a country house in Connecticut for a weekend, taking walks in the meadows and woods, dining alfresco and talking...
View ArticleCODE
A DialogueGeorge Dyson, John Brockman[6.11.98]CODE is an attempt to get at the big issues of the Microsoft-Justice Department situation. George has a biological approach and I have my own points to...
View ArticleHOW CAN EDUCATED PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS?
A Talk WithDavid Lykken[6.19.98]"Were it not for ideological prejudice," notes psychologist and behavioral geneticist David Lykken, "any rational person looking at the evidence would agree that human...
View ArticleCODE II
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View ArticleSEXUAL SELECTION AND THE MIND
A Talk WithGeoffrey Miller[6.25.98] Geoffrey Miller is known for his research which focuses on evolutionary psychology and sexual selection. In this regard, his work is in the tradition of scientists...
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