http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/ Gene Expression is all about the connection between humanity's genetic substrate and the emergent social organization that we see all around us en-us 2005-08-13T02:03:18-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004174.html I've moved the index of this website to a new URL, http://www.gnxp.com/blog/index.php. If you are seeing this, then you don't close your browser ever (you leave your computer on) so you haven't picked up the new IP - DNS mapping.... razib 2005-08-13T02:03:18-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004173.html An examination of Linda Gottfredson's "why g matters" and of its references, leaves several important questions unanswered. The most striking, in my mind, is "why are all these semi-literate people getting through graduate school"? The average person with a graduate... michaelv 2005-08-12T11:38:11-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004172.html There's a depressing interview over at the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Two excerpts, from separate interviews with Islamist women, are below. Abd al-Lami: The demands raised by [secularist demonstrators]...are demands contradictory to Islam. RFI: Why? They demand the implementation of... Politics randymac 2005-08-10T19:58:27-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004170.html I've just made brief post up on my blog regarding the rather virulent and violent strain of homophobia in the Muslim world, as a problem in itself and as a marker of deeper problems. Out of curiosity, how would GNXP... Cultures randymac 2005-07-23T05:19:14-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004169.html I have previously covered the main front in the struggle against freedom of speech in Europe – hate speech laws. Now it’s time to move on to another, more low-profile phenomenon: The Governmental Non-Governmental Organization, or GNGO for short. The... Politics dobeln 2005-07-18T23:55:42-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004168.html I've moved over to blogger, for now. If you are seeing this page, it is likely because you are one of those people who never never closes their browser, so you don't see the new index page.... razib 2005-07-08T16:44:07-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004167.html Any reader know how to select a specific blog in the w.bloggar blogger client? It always publishes to only one of the blogs, and I can't get it to switch. And yes, I'm going to give blogger chance, though we... razib 2005-07-06T22:59:08-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004166.html Deutschland's Iron Lady - Is Angela Merkel the next Maggie Thatcher?: Voter schizophrenia is exacerbating tensions within the CDU, which is actually an alliance between the more free-market-oriented Christian Democrats, from which Merkel hails, and the more economically liberal Bavarian... Politics razib 2005-07-06T03:17:18-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004165.html This is for GNXP posters, I need to figure out if there will be a bug fix for MT soon, or if I will have to switch to other blogware, so for the next few days don't post. -Razib Update:... Admin razib 2005-07-05T14:09:52-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004164.html Just another brief report from the front lines in the never-ending struggle against free speech. The following sentence from a personal e-mail to an elected official will get you indicted for "hate speech" in Sweden: "I demand that you take... dobeln 2005-07-05T11:08:49-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004157.html 40,000-year-old footprint of first Americans. I don't really believe it, and the "island hopping" thesis via Polynesia seems ludicrous to me (if such a thing occurred phylogeneticists should find a previous extinction or bottleneck event prior to the arrival... Palaeontology razib 2005-07-04T22:08:05-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004156.html I promise I'll start focusing on genetics again soon (I'm really getting into epistasis FYI). But back to Islam. One thing that I like to say is that you need to characterize the distribution of Muslims (ie; radicals, moderates, liberals)... Religion razib 2005-07-04T21:18:51-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004152.html I found this video to a Arabic-speaking, "Jerry Springer" like show on the question of Jinn possession and faith healing. In the past, Razib has noted the rise in Indian society of skeptics of the "God men" who go to... scottm 2005-07-04T15:00:57-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004150.html Those with posting privileges should know that I am aware that there have been some errors of late related to file permissions. I'm looking into it, no need to ask me about it.... Oh, and happy birthday America! Update: This... razib 2005-07-03T20:33:29-08:00 http://www.gnxp.com/MT2/archives/004149.html Wouldn't this have made a "30 Days"-worthy story of dispelling preconceptions?... jeet 2005-07-03T19:42:06-08:00