Lectures: Intro to Human Behavioral Biology
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Lectures: Intro to Human Behavioral Biology
I found this last week.
It's the first in an entire Stanford University class.
The course has been designed to be accessible to people without much of a science background and I haven't been too out of my depth so far in this.
Robert Sapolsky has a easy-going style and a very impressive bead. I first got introduced to him and his work about a year
It's the first in an entire Stanford University class.
The course has been designed to be accessible to people without much of a science background and I haven't been too out of my depth so far in this.
Robert Sapolsky has a easy-going style and a very impressive bead. I first got introduced to him and his work about a year
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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I don't get it.
Practically everything we buy is coming from China, and yet classes full of people are studying Human Behavioral Biology.
No wonder there is a trade deficit.
I wonder how many Chinese are studying Human Behavioral Biology?
Practically everything we buy is coming from China, and yet classes full of people are studying Human Behavioral Biology.
No wonder there is a trade deficit.
I wonder how many Chinese are studying Human Behavioral Biology?
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Yes that's an absolutely amazing lecture series - I learnt so much, and unlearned quite a few things in just the first few lectures. Unfortunately I got rather too busy with other things at one point and stopped watching them, but I kept meaning to pick it up again, so maybe now is the time!
Mistermack, this is essentially the science that underlies much of social philosophy, - its importance should not be underestimated in any society hoping for progress.
Mistermack, this is essentially the science that underlies much of social philosophy, - its importance should not be underestimated in any society hoping for progress.
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Probably millions.mistermack wrote:I don't get it.
Practically everything we buy is coming from China, and yet classes full of people are studying Human Behavioral Biology.
No wonder there is a trade deficit.
I wonder how many Chinese are studying Human Behavioral Biology?
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Yeh right. Progress would grind to a halt without social philosophy.PsychoSerenity wrote:Yes that's an absolutely amazing lecture series - I learnt so much, and unlearned quite a few things in just the first few lectures. Unfortunately I got rather too busy with other things at one point and stopped watching them, but I kept meaning to pick it up again, so maybe now is the time!
Mistermack, this is essentially the science that underlies much of social philosophy, - its importance should not be underestimated in any society hoping for progress.
But wait a minute, didn't social philosophy kill six million jews, a few years ago? Or was Pol Pot not interested in social philosophy?
That sort of progress I can do without. Philosophizing about society does more harm than good.
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Well score one for anti-intellectualism.
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No, anti-intellectualism exactly WAS Pol Pot's social philosophy.PsychoSerenity wrote:Well score one for anti-intellectualism.
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I'm watching it in another window. So far so good.
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Oh, I've neglected it. Stopped at the neuroscience lecture some time ago.
I gotta get some lunch, then I'll start it up again.
I gotta get some lunch, then I'll start it up again.
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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I don't see what you're on about mistermack?Audley Strange wrote:Probably millions.mistermack wrote:I don't get it.
Practically everything we buy is coming from China, and yet classes full of people are studying Human Behavioral Biology.
No wonder there is a trade deficit.
I wonder how many Chinese are studying Human Behavioral Biology?
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Really? That's never happened before.Robert_S wrote:I don't see what you're on about mistermack?Audley Strange wrote:Probably millions.mistermack wrote:I don't get it.
Practically everything we buy is coming from China, and yet classes full of people are studying Human Behavioral Biology.
No wonder there is a trade deficit.
I wonder how many Chinese are studying Human Behavioral Biology?
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Human behavioral biology? What's the fucking point?Robert_S wrote:I don't see what you're on about mistermack?Audley Strange wrote:Probably millions.mistermack wrote:I don't get it.
Practically everything we buy is coming from China, and yet classes full of people are studying Human Behavioral Biology.
No wonder there is a trade deficit.
I wonder how many Chinese are studying Human Behavioral Biology?
How many actually go on to do useful work in that field? I'm on about the huge numbers of people doing useless degrees.
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A bachelor's degree shows that you can work without supervision.mistermack wrote:Human behavioral biology? What's the fucking point?
How many actually go on to do useful work in that field? I'm on about the huge numbers of people doing useless degrees.
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Human behavioral biology? What's the fucking point?mistermack wrote:
How many actually go on to do useful work in that field? I'm on about the huge numbers of people doing useless degrees.[/quote]
Behavioral genetics explains a lot
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Behavioral genetics explains a lot [/quote]Tyrannical wrote:Human behavioral biology? What's the fucking point?mistermack wrote:
How many actually go on to do useful work in that field? I'm on about the huge numbers of people doing useless degrees.
Genetics and environment interact at more levels and in more complex than I had previously imagined.
Mistermack, someone is gong to be looking at this stuff and exploiting it for their own good at the expense of others. The more knowledge is disseminated, the less vulnerable people are to exploitation.
And it's fucking free.
Anyway, I'm just bumping this thread because I've slacked off at lecture 10 and want to embarrass myself into sitting through the less exciting guest lectures.
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