Comments on: Around the Web – June 24th, 2011

By: Chris T

Chris T — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:02:21 +0000

TGGP – I was considering posting the link to that article as well. Sadly, just the quality I expect out of Scientific American of late.

By: TGGP

TGGP — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:35:22 +0000

John Horgan tries to defend Gould's reputation in the face of a recent critique. Be warned, not much of substance there, just reasserts that SJG was on the side of angels.

By: TGGP

TGGP — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:23:27 +0000

If there was a differential advantage to extrapair mating, would we expect sexual dimorphism to occur over the long term?

By: Darkseid

Darkseid — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:56:19 +0000

i shall add a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Lemaitre
first white dude to break the 10 sec/100 m. but remember, everyone is born equal in every way.

By: Razib Khan

Razib Khan — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:53:24 +0000

#1, probably. but give them slack, they’re the real kanada.

By: Darkseid

Darkseid — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:31:59 +0000

Oh good, I afraid you stopped linking cuz pinboard went down. Nice find from Lehrer as well. Also, I know you were joking but isn’t French culture in Quebec and France a tiny bit more exclusive (racist?) than those surrounding it. I’ve heard some pretty unbelievable stories about black hockey players growing up in that area. Just seeing if anyone knows…