This post follows from the WHALE DOCUMENTARY posted yesterday.  The next part of the series will have to do with brain size in modern humans, which will discuss both psychopaths and politicians.  A later post may look more into psychopaths.  Another post will deal with ideas developed recently and largely recorded on my brainphone.

( LET'S TAKE A DIVE BENEATH THE SURFACE.. )

I am prompted to post by two comments to a recent post.  Do animals have virtue?  Yes, they do.

( Trigger warning: Humans are compared to animals are compared to humans... )

Ugh. Another extreme-sport day. Front and centre of brain unable to process for shit until about ten minutes ago, a little while after I held my breath and scared the shit outta my caudate nucleus. Nevertheless, I did somehow decide to make myself some pizza tacos, which were great. Used two soft (corn) shells, cooked/stuck together w/ 1/2 a ( Read more... )

I have been listening to the BBC World Service ever since I was a little boy. They have the best news, but also some of the best feature programmes around. "Outlook," is one of the best. It is up there with, "From Our Own Correspondent," and the science show/s they air here at around 5:am Chicago-time, early Sundays, (that would be around 10 or 11: ( Read more... )

Heartbreaking video shows Sereno the horse "appearing to" CRY at his owner's funeral ...


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Chimps. Bonobos. Humans. We're all great apes, but that doesn’t mean we’re one happy family.http://www.radiolab.org/story/91705-lucy/ or http://www.radiolab.org/2010/feb/19/Read more... )