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Humans at the top of the heap (reply)

David Turell — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:30:19 +0000

Excellent discussion of brain plasticity:-http://salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo21/the-neuro-transformers.php-Animal plasticity more important than waiting for mutations. Shapiro supported;-http://www.thebestschools.org/bestschoolsblog/2012/05/27/darwin-iii-mary-jane-west-eberhard/-Original Darwin thought cannot survive in view of these findings. Life is meant to be supremely adaptable. Where does the teleology come from? Anyone?

Humans at the top of the heap (reply)

David Turell — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:18:28 +0000

One thing is our ability to develop culture thru language, 70,000 of them. Our brain is obviously wired for language. Like Dawkins, this guy is blaming our genes. What is wrong with blaming the brain? > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204653604577249464154315128.html ... > The other article in Science studied how young kids cooperated while chimps and capuchans would not. Again our style brain is the best reason: > > http://www.chron.com/default/article/What-makes-us-human-Teaching-learning-and-3375389.php > > Genes are only a code.-More proof of brain plasticity: video games improve many brain functions:-http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/03/05/live-blog-health-benefits-of-video-games/?KEYWORDS=Robert+Lee+Hotz-http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577263273943183932.html

Humans at the top of the heap

David Turell — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:56:55 +0000

One thing is our ability to develop culture thru language, 70,000 of them. Our brain is obviously wired for language. Like Dawkins, this guy is blaming our genes. What is wrong with blaming the brain? -http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204653604577249464154315128.html-The other article in Science studied how young kids cooperated while chimps and capuchans would not. Again our style brain is the best reason:-http://www.chron.com/default/article/What-makes-us-human-Teaching-learning-and-3375389.php -Genes are only a code.