This is a historical post. I’ve been concentrating on mostly arguments that AGW Deniers use that have little or no merit. In this post I’ll cover…
Temple Grandin, in her book Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior, argues that her autism is a condition that…
This is a historical post. In my last post, I started my sordid tale of my attempt to make sense of the global warming debate…
The most famous example of the asymmetry of refutation and verification is that of the black swan. There is no number of white swans you…
This is a historical post. A long time ago, I was a group blogger. I discovered David Deutsch’s books during this timeframe and it started…
When it comes to animals, it seems what people are most interested in is if animals are “conscious.” However, I’ve criticized the word ‘consciousness’ as…
This is a historical post. Day 1: Wally: I’m Wally Cronkquist and that popping noise you just heard ring round the world is the sound…
The following is a seeming example of an explanation that is a “best explanation” yet we never actually refute any of the competing theories. How…
This is a historical post. So my wife says, “oh, I saw a funny shirt today.” My wife loves to share funny things she heard…
In three previous posts (here, here, and here) we talked about animal learning, particularly classical conditioning. However, some animals display complex abilities to learn that…