I hope that he will accept the invitation. I am enjoying reading his book.

I love reading about those kind of weird brain experiments. I can't even imagine what circumstances lead to that experiment. Do you know of any good books on the brain or any books that would discuss similar experiments?

Did anyone else get a kick out of the results of cutting the corpus callosum(see p. 43)? The unknowing side lies to explain the actions precipitated by the knowing side. I had never heard that this happens. I was laughing out loud when I read it. Not only does it demonstrate that there is no unified...

i'm only on chapter 7 of Blank Slate, however I would not have suspected that Pinker believes in GOD! I hope that Meme is correct and Pinker is looking at Deus Project as a lesser of evils!

Peter, How are things going with your book? Did that University ever get back to you? I hope that things are going smoothly. It seems, from your posts and excerpts that you are writing this book for all of the right reasons. I have always loved writing. Unfortunately I have not written anything sinc...

Very funny!Note to anyone else who is looking for a laugh: Actually, you have to type "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (including capitals).

Peter, It's awesome that you've seen Goodall twice. I cry while reading her books so I'm sure that I'd be bawling listening to her in person! I'm not much of a crier myself, but the situation of chimps(and all apes)in the wild and in captivity truly worries me. I've actually considered a career chan...

Interesting points from you all. I too am concerned about the power of destructive memes and how they can replace rational thinking. On the lighter side, some infective memes are just annoying. Like Dawkins' example with the tango, there is a song that sticks with me. I absolutely abhore the song an...

Kostya, Catholics are notorious for not agreeing with or following those parts of their religious doctrine they don't find convenient. What being Catholic to one person is, is totally different to another. My aunt doesn't even go to church. She wouldn't even know the Catholic churchs' position on ev...

PeterDF, Goodall is awesome. I persuaded my principal to allow me to raise money for the school to become JGI chimp guardians. I was planning on putting in most of the money myself. I was surprised when we raised over $600! I also took off work to attend a lecture she was giving here. Unfortunately ...