The Problem with Peace in the Middle East
Region: New YorkThere will never be peace in the Middle East because each side portrays the other as terrorists and has a long memory. It is politically convenient to represent Israel as a great evil that needs to be fought. As l... more
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The Deal with ‘Deal or No Deal’
Region: New YorkIs there any gamesmanship to the ‘Deal or No Deal’ gameshow? The short answer is: No. The show begins with the contestant choosing a briefcase that contains a number that represents a real monetary amoun... more
Views: 763Bloomberg's Political Martyrdom
Region: New York
New York, NY. Yesterday, Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, won a vote allowing him to run for an unprecedented 3rd term. He claims that the city needs someone of his expertise and business acumen during the ... more
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The Monty Hall Problem
Region: New York
The Monty Hall Problem illustrates an unusual phenomenon of changing probabilities based upon someone else’s knowledge. On the game-show Let’s Make a Deal the host, Monty Hall, asks the contestant to choose o... more
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The False Criticism of Artificial Intelligence
Region: New York
One of the major criticisms leveled against artificial intelligence is that computers will never be intelligent because our intelligence is based upon our physical interactions in and with the world. This means our i... more
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Consciousness Dilemma
Region: New YorkThe publishing of Dan Dennett’s Ted Talk “Can We Know Our Own Minds” has reminded me of a problem I had with the study of consciousness: A solution to consciousness cannot be written down or said. ... more
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Evolution and Racial Superiority
Region: New YorkEvolutionary principles are sometimes used to justify racial prejudices. While no rigorous scientific study has yet proven one race to be inferior to any others it should be recognized that it is in principle impossible to... more
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Measuring Fitness
Region: New YorkBy using the General Theory of Biological Relativity problems that plague other theories of fitness may be circumvented. Measuring fitness requires a conceptually similar method to how mass is measured according to the Gen... more
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General Relativity in Evolutionary Biology
Region: New YorkOur inability to see evolution working in every instance of biological reproduction causes our perspective on evolutionary change to be relative. This means that claims about trends within the evolution of species -h... more
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Consequences of Relativity in Evolutionary Biology
Region: United StatesMy recent articles have argued for a relativistic approach to aspects of biology. One consequence of relativism is that biology has spatial and temporal dimensions as in physics. Secondly it suggests a ... more
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