Week in review – science edition
Iowa Climate,
by Judith…
Take Away Tenure, and Professors Become Sheep
social science space,
“Y’know, without tenure I’m a lot more concerned about how I stand out.”People outside academia often struggle to comprehend…
Skeptics should cast a much wider net
The Curious Wavefunction,
Professional provocateur John Horgan bravely took on a room full of skeptics a few days ago when he scolded them for what he…
Why Some of the Worst Attacks on Social Science Have Come From Liberals
scienceofus,
I first read Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science when I was home for…
Yes, we are seeing more attacks on academic freedom: guest post by historian of science and medicine
Retraction Watch - duplicate deactivated,
We’re pleased to introduce readers to Alice Dreger, a historian of science and medicine at the Medical Humanities and Bioethics…
Liars, Cheats, and Writers: The Case of Jonah Lehrer
Fetishes I Don't Get,
What might have stopped Jonah Lehrer from publishing made-up quotes? And does it really matter if he put a few words in Dylan's…
Party Like It’s 1999: Ferguson, Sahlins, Wolf,
Living Anthropologically,
I stumbled upon Napoleon Chagnon while reviewing Jared Diamond’s use of the ethnographic record in The World Until Yesterday.
Is “Sociobiologist” Napoleon Chagnon Really a Disciple of Margaret Mead?
Cross-Check,
Before I get to Margaret Mead, a bit of breaking news about the Napoleon Chagnon controversy, the subject of my previous post.
Is “Sociobiologist” Napoleon Chagnon Really a Disciple of Margaret Mead?
Cross-Check,
Before I get to Margaret Mead, a bit of breaking news about the Napoleon Chagnon controversy, the subject of my previous post.
Is “Sociobiologist” Napoleon Chagnon Really a Disciple of Margaret Mead?
Cross-Check,
Before I get to Margaret Mead, a bit of breaking news about the Napoleon Chagnon controversy, the subject of my previous post.
Sociobalderdash, and the Yanomami? Part II
The Mermaid's Tale,
Yesterday I commented on the reviews of a book by Napoleon Chagnon, who is defending both his work among the Yanomami in…
Liars, Cheats, and Writers: The Case of Jonah Lehrer
Fetishes I Don't Get,
What might have stopped Jonah Lehrer from publishing made-up quotes? And does it really matter if he put a few words in Dylan's…
Liars, Cheats, and Writers: The Case of Jonah Lehrer
Fetishes I Don't Get,
What might have stopped Jonah Lehrer from publishing made-up quotes? And does it really matter if he put a few words in Dylan's…
advancing public understanding of humankind
purple motes,
"Darkness's Descent on the American Anthropological Association: A Cautionary Tale" provides a sobering account of the behavior…
The Gratitude Train
Fetishes I Don't Get,
All that stuff psychologists say about gratitude, about how it can take you from a dark and paralyzing funk to feeling like the…