The science on low-carb vs. high-carb diets
The subject of this post is pretty far afield from what I usually write about, but the book I just read is so brilliant I had to write a...
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Apr 1610 min read
Notes on botany
I've found politics so incredibly bleak lately, and I've been so frustrated by my inability to make any kind of difference...
Jun 1, 202224 min read
Critical thoughts on feminism and social constructionism
On various pages of this website and blog I've criticized some of the dogmas of feminism, for instance the social constructionist dogmas...
Jul 9, 20219 min read
The truth about gender
Some months ago I saw Richard Dawkins recommend on Twitter a new book called The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and...
Jun 15, 202111 min read
On humans' language faculty
You may have heard of the “talking gorilla” Koko. I remember as a child reading about this fascinating creature that had been trained to...
May 26, 20216 min read
The miraculous brain
[Old notes.] I’m reading Stanislas Dehaene’s Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts (2014). Good book,...
Sep 6, 202019 min read
Journal-notes on cognitive science
[From 2015.] Reading a bunch of articles on cognitive development. A fascinating field. Interesting: Human infants who receive little...
Sep 1, 20205 min read
Biology and destiny
[Notes from ten years ago.] I’m amazed at the extent of our culture’s cult of secrecy in matters of the body. Even in this age, people...
Jun 28, 20207 min read
Old student notes on random philosophy articles
Sometimes I like to return to philosophy in order to get the sort of intellectual stimulation that reading history doesn't provide. E.g.,...
Jun 6, 202016 min read
Rambling reflections on Camille Paglia
I've been reading Camille Paglia's collection of essays Sex, Art, and American Culture (1992). I disagree with a lot of Paglia's...
Jul 19, 20197 min read
A plea for honesty in discussions of sex and gender
A recent article of mine, called "Political Correctness Is Getting Out of Hand," elicited some angry emails. Not from people who...
Dec 20, 20181 min read
The evolutionary history of life on Earth
I recently read a great book called A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the History of Life on Earth. Couldn't...
Mar 5, 20181 min read
Notes on cognitive science, and on pragmatism
Sometimes I like to read about contemporary philosophy and science, to escape the dreariness and intellectual semi-sterility of writings...
Jul 20, 20163 min read
Richard Lewontin, Chomsky, and common sense
Richard Lewontin’s article “The Evolution of Cognition: Questions We Will Never Answer” is excellent. It counsels skepticism about...
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