See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution One of the more interesting tendencies I’ve noticed among online intellectuals is the glorification of evolutionary psychology (New blog post: Personal, Group, and Evolutionary Psychology http://t.co/O2otDlDM)… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Some good questions oe the place of evolutionary psychology within the field of psychology. See on therawness.com
Robert Wright – The Moral Animal
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution “Moral Animal: Why We Are The Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology,” by Robert Wright is one of… http://t.co/MbE6kBfm See on robertwright.com
The Evolution Of The Zombie – BuzzFeed
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution BuzzFeed The Evolution Of The Zombie BuzzFeed The Evolution Of The Zombie. The zombie has come a long way from the mindless, shuffling corpses in Night of the Living Dead. Here’s a look at the journey from the origin of the species to Warm Bodies. Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: One […]
What Are Internet Memes?
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Why is Keanu Reeves so sad? Can I haz cheeseburger? What does the double rainbow mean? As we all know, the internets is serious business and these question are worth considering. What do they all have in common? Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: A good attempt to delve deeper into the […]
‘It’s Arabic’
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution What do zero a giraffe and alcohol have in common Not much other than all these words originate from Arabic and are part of the huge heritage of language and knowledge that Europe has absorbed from the Arabs over the centuries (You are already… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Just to […]
On the Theological Importance of the Science-Religion Debate
– Tom Uytterhoeven – It’s a strange thing to do theology: your business is to make as intelligible as possible what people, who share the same religion as you do, actually believe when they express their faith in spoken or written words, rituals, visual arts or any other form of culture. This means a theologian […]
Islam and Biological Evolution
A few weeks ago, I got in touch with Mr. David Solomon Jalajel, after tweeting about his book Islam and Biological Evolution. He was so generous to send me a copy of his book, which I just received. I look forward to reading it as soon as possible – being occupied writing an article about […]
Evolution and the Psychopath
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Is there a cultural component to the continued presence of psychopaths? (Evolution and the Psychopath: Could there be a cultural component to the continued presence of… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Very interesting read on what might be a case of gene-culture co-evolution. Puts educational environment right on centre stage! See […]
Cultural Evolution Changes Bird Song – ScienceNewsline
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Thanks to cultural evolution, male Savannah sparrows are changing their tune, partly to attract “the ladies.” According to a study of more than 30 years of Savannah sparrows recordings, the birds are singing distinctly different songs today than… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: When we see changes in bird songs, we […]
Blind Mole Rats Show Evolution in Action – Science Now
See on Scoop.it – Cultural evolution Blind Mole Rats Show Evolution in Action Science Now Eviatar Nevo, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Haifa in Israel, thinks that sympatric speciation could be much more common than is generally believed—and he says that he has found a… Tom Uytterhoeven‘s insight: Interesting about this article is […]
Weekly Gardening 