Category Archives: Friday Fluff

1. First, a post from the past: A prayer for the Emperor.

2. Weird search query of the week: “what it means to be a turk”.
3. Comment of the week, in response to Latitudes and continents:
Why are you reviewing Physical Geography for Fourteen Year Olds? Back to the genetics, please.
Sorry, I’ve just realised. You’re […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Innate social aptitudes of man.

2. Weird search query of the week: ‘evolutionary biologist studies porn.’
3. Comment of the week, in response to The cult of Korea:
Razib, as you say they are literate, but not in a free way. Note that I didn’t say North Koreans were illiterate, just […]

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1. First, a post from the past: From each according to their nature, to each according to their nature.

2. Weird search query of the week: ‘cloning family values.’
3. Comment of the week, in response to Homozygosity runs in the family (or not):
Dude, when your genes are as good as mine, you want them to be […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Extremism in defense of precision is no vice.

2. Weird search query of the week: ‘”it’s a jersey thing” gnxp.’
3. Comment of the week, in response to Tariffs, not trade?:
You’re ignoring intergenerational wealth transfer. Grandparents don’t like to see their grandchildren’s parents out of work, or forced to move […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Why the gods will not be defeated.

2. Weird search query of the week: “coon and friends.”
3. Comment of the week, in response to We live in utopia – part n:
I thank Dave @8 for the name of Lewis Kay; I’m almost entirely innocent of television, even in its […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Atheism, Heresy and Hesychasm. I used to post about religion a lot more, especially in the fall of 2006. That was back when ScienceBlogs was small enough and tight enough to have a back & forth discussion among the weblogs pretty easily. I also was working a lot […]

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1. First, a post from the past: The Round-Eyed Buddha.

2. Weird search query of the week: “straight jacket sex.”
3. Comment of the week, in response to Glenn Beck, Evolution, Global Warming & Tea Parties:
People who don’t believe in evolution don’t comprehend evolution. Evolution is a struggle to survive as a species. How else can you […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Through the rugged roads of gene land

2. Weird search query of the week: “do estonians like finns”. Answer: no one likes Finns! (especially Swedes)
3. Comment of the week, in response to Things are looking up for the world’s poor!:
These are all percentages, and the rates of increases are […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Levels of selection & the full Price Equation

2. Weird search query of the week: “politcal correct cultures in science-fiction.” I direct you to Ursula K. Le Guin.
3. Comment of the week, in response to

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1. First, a post from the past: Historical Dynamics and contingent conditions of religion

2. Weird search query of the week: “porn makes you straight.”
3. Comment of the week, in response to Swedes are not sexist or nativist:
I’ve been living in Sweden for somewhat more than a year now. I previously lived in Canada, the […]

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1. First, a post from the past: Why patriarchy?

2. Weird search query of the week: “pygmy porno.”
3. Comment of the week, in response to More exercise = more I.Q.?:
but how does this explain Steven Hawkings , he has a great IQ and is on a wheelchair!
4) Poll question….

(last week’s results were 75% Dawkins, 25% Gould)
5) […]

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In the interests of “mixing it up” I’ve decided to try something different on Fridays (I’ve been blogging for eight years, but I’ll admit I haven’t been the most innovative of online content generators so far). I’m going to merge the cat pictures with other assorted potpourri. I envision regular features, so, for example, every […]

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