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George Johnson (The Cancer Chronicles, Raw Data) and John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-Check)
- Fear, loathing, and consciousness in Las Vegas . 00:00
- Are females (including human ones) unforgiving? . 07:01
- The bizarre rise in average IQ . 11:41
- What does your birth order say about you? . 21:54
- The trouble with psychiatric drugs . 39:02
- The real engine of evolutionary change . 46:49
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Recorded:Jun 29
Posted:Jun 29, 2007
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- NYT article on first-borns and intelligence
- Politics and the Life Sciences roundtable on birth order and rebelliousness
- Frank Sulloway’s web site
- Erwin essay on a new Darwinian paradigm
- Carol Kaesuk Yoon article on evo devo
- Gould on hopeful monsters
- John on Frank Sulloway’s “Born to Rebel”
- John on the Flynn effect
Science Saturday | Jun 29, 2007 | George Johnson & John Horgan
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