The Social AtomPeople are atoms and life is physicsThe compartmented mind- July 31, 2007 I'm always surprised to find scientists whose work I respect having religious beliefs. It seems, from an essay by Carl Zimmer in today's New York Times, that mathematical biologist Martin Nowak of Harvard University may be one such scientist believer. As Zimmer quotes Nowak,Like mathematics, many theological statements do not need scientific confirmation. Once you have the proof of Fermats Last Theorem, its not like we have to wait for the scientists to tell us if its right.Nowak has done lots..http://thesocialatom.blogspot.com/2007/07/compartmented-mind.html bin Loggin'- July 30, 2007 No real time to post today as I'm past deadline and trying to fathom and write about a long paper on the "hybrid analysis" of genetic regulatory networks. Don't worry - -I won't say another word on the topic.But...for amusement, have a look at George Mason economist Bryan Caplan's grim reckoning of the political process and why we idiot citizens get what we deserve, as summarized in today's New York Times opinion piece of Nicolas Kristof. The gist:This book, by Bryan Caplan, an economist at...http://thesocialatom.blogspot.com/2007/07/bin-loggin.html |