This article from the BBC discusses a study which correlates increased living space with increased evolution. More particularly, the ability of a mutation to thrive is directly correlated to the ease with which it can enter an evolutionary niche. The article ends with a critical quote from another evolutionary biologist: And in general, what is [...]
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Evolutionary Impetus
Posted in Academia, Philosophy, tagged Biology, Evolution, Philosophy on August 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Game Design Schools/Courses
Posted in Academia, Game Design on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So I went through the Master Thesis of an SMU graduate, and I think I finally see a reasonable point to a college-level education in Game Design: learning to apply critical thinking to the various problems confronting a game designer. Now, I admit the level of critical thinking displayed wasn’t top-notch, but at least someone [...]
The Limits of Math and Formal Systems
Posted in Academia, tagged Godel, Math, Philosophy, Science, Truth on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Arstechnica (hey, they’ve had some back-to-back articles I want to comment on!) has posted an article discussing a panel talking about the Limits of Understanding. Particularly, the panel seemed to focus on apparent deficiencies in math – notably, the practical intractability of biology to mathematical modeling and Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem. Now, the proper modeling of [...]
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Quantity and Quality: Thoughts on the Relevance of the Number of Publications From Career Scientists
Posted in Academia, Commentary, tagged Academia, Church of Reason, Science, Universities on June 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I came across an article on Arstechnica about studying the relationship between ‘rising stars’ in academia and mentors. I’m not terribly interested in talking about the specifics of the paper cited (particularly given I haven’t read it and instead am relying on Ars’ summary being sufficient for comperhension). Instead, I want to point out this [...]
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