February 2012
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“Thus, at the epistemological heart of this volume is the conviction that when we...”
– Gordon M. Burghardt, The Genesis of Animal Play
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Brief Excerpts*
From Coevolution: Genes, Culture, and Human Diversity by William H. Durham.
On “What are the sources of variation?” leaving out secondary variation sources.
“In the case of organic evolution, two different kinds of processes have been identified as ‘primary,’ or initial, sources of variation: mutation, or the spontaneous introduction of variation at the level of...
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Addressing the Gender Binary
“Breaking through the binary: Gender explained using continuums” is an article by Samuel Killermann.
This article is timely and relevant because of the current state of human rights, an all-around misunderstanding of concepts, the human psyche, biology, and flat-out ignorance. I am not too sure why I included biology, but those suffering from phobias seem to think they understand...
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“Natura non facit saltum.”
– (Nature does not make great leaps.)
January 2012
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“According to the widely accepted scientific account, the universe erupted 15 billion years ago in an explosion called the ‘Big Bang’ and has been expanding and cooling ever since. Later there gradually emerged the conditions necessary for the formation of atoms, still later the condensation of galaxies and stars, and about 10 billion years later the formation of planets. In...
December 2011
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A Primate's Memoir: Book Review
Here is my melodramatic review of the ending to Sapolsky’s acclaimed A Primate’s Memoir (spoiler alert). This was a text to my friend who had me read the book, so emphatic and excited about me reading it.
You should have prepared me! It was like that scene in Toy Story 3 where you just KNOW they weren’t going to die, you just KNOW…then they do but only one survives, and...
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“As Holy Scripture tells us, the wise King Solomon, the son of David “spake...”
– Konrad Lorenz, King Solomon’s Ring
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“People talk openly and naturally about animals having a sense of humor, feeling...”
– Marc Bekoff, The Evolution of Ethology, an interview
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November 2011
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“Empathy is the opposite of utopia. There is no empathy in heaven; I’ll guarantee...”
– Jeremy Rifkin, Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce: “The Empathic Civilization”
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This May Surprise You
To read, but in fact I am not upset about this article – both in the animal rights and natural systems, nor do I think the entire thing is factual as being presented. With that said, saddle up for a strange twist and turn of an article/blog post. The first sentence will make sense, too, once you read on.
Gay Penguin Separation Means Survival of the Species: Zoo Keepers
The article by...
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“Nature […] is witless. It is not kind, not cruel, not red in tooth and...”
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Marlene Zuk, Sexual Selections
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“Dubium sapientiae initium.”
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(Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.)
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Ode to the Dime
Dearest Dime, why have I beget you?
I pass you multiple times a day, and leave you be time and time again.
You’re lovely, radiant, and shiningly true.
Dearest Dime, I need you.
That time has come when I am scrounging around,
Looking and pondering and mulling about
To find me some money to end this drought.
Coke Zero I want - though vending machine replaced,
Dearest Dime, will you...
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“The plant strains its whole being in one single plan: to escape above ground...”
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Maurice Maeterlinck, The Intelligence of Flowers
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Rant on Anthropomorphism
An embed code could not be found for this video, but this rant is on the following video, “Cat hugs baby kitten having nightmare:”
http://www.break.com/index/cat-hugs-baby-kitten-having-nightmare-2064155
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There are two ways to approach the title of this video:
“Cat hugs baby kitten having nightmare” automatically sums up the exact viewing of the video and the...
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“If I were to hazard a definition, one that we could use to examine animal...”
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Marc Bekoff, The Emotional Lives of Animals
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In Defense of My Generation, by Jason Oberholtzer
Today, The Huffington Post published an article by Amanda M. Fairbanks titled The Lost Generation. As the only person on the Forbes roster who is part of this generation, I suppose it’s my duty to weigh in. Apologies if there is anybody under 25 writing for Forbes of whom I am not aware (Shoot me an email; let’s listen to rap music, play Pokémon, and troll Chat Roulette, or whatever else we...
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“We have nothing if not belief.”
– C.S. Lewis
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in Just- by E. E. Cummings
I was reading this article earlier in which poetry was discussed and it reminded me of all the poems I like, so I am sharing one with Tumblr. This specific poem is stylized so that the message is efficiently conveyed. He speaks of childhood and changing into the person they were meant to become, somewhat jaded my society. Any short description I give here will not give it justice, but if...
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“What are feelings for? Most nonscientists will find this a strange question....”
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Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson & Susan McCarthy, When Elephants Weep
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About Me
I am currently working towards a B.S. in Animal Science, concentration Bioscience. I am dual-minoring in Anthropology and Psychology, and hope to pursue further degrees in Animal Behavior, or Ethology.
This blog is a spin-off of my private blog, re-posting the posts that are relevant enough to show others. These mostly deal with animals and/or society. Yes, they are double-posts, but I am the...