A logical inference, or, on how to submit Carnival of Evolution posts 21 Jan 201221 Jan 2012 I could put this into standard logical form, or even argument map it, but I’m too lazy. However, since I’ll be hosting one of these soon, I should post this the way Bjørn Østman sent it to me: Carnival of Evolution only works if people submit posts. A person can only submit posts when they know they exist. The first person to know about the existence of a post is the author. When you write a blog post about evolution, submit it right away right here. The first person to know about the existence of a post is the author. A person can only submit posts when they know they exist. Carnival of Evolution only works if people submit posts. Administrative Evolution
Epistemology On innovation 11 Aug 201226 Aug 2012 [I’ll continue the congenital beliefs series soon. Also chocolatarianist political theory] [Late note: Stefano Ghirlanda has pointed me at two papers he has coauthored on just this topic. In one, published in PNAS, he and his colleagues investigate a model of cultural innovation. In another, as yet unpublished, they argue that “creativity… Read More
Evolution On the origins of creativity 25 Sep 2010 I’m not a very creative guy. I had an idea back in the 1970s, but I managed not to do anything about it in time for someone else to do something with an almost identical idea. I think I dodged a bullet: once you come up with one great idea,… Read More
Evolution Knit Darwin’s tree 27 Sep 200818 Sep 2017 If any of my readers are good knitters, check this out: The pattern, not the girl. Preverts! Hat tip: Colin Purrington Read More
John, your theory is correct in most circumstances, but if the author suffers from a dissociative disorder, then the author might be the last to know about the existence of his post. : -)