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Biology Professor. Evolutionary trade-off theorist. Floats. No taboo topics. This is not a safe space. Humor is dangerous--Don't accept the risk? Don't follow.

Washington State
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Joined September 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 23

    If you are a progressive intellectual, you are not alone. Give it time, though. The other factions are working on it.

    151 replies 156 retweets 1,215 likes
  2. Jul 5

    Excellent take by . Especially: viewpoint diversity, and who loses most from identity politics.

    15 replies 149 retweets 323 likes
  3. Jul 5

    Prioritize the color of one's skin over the content of one's character? Not on 's watch. Nor mine.

    14 replies 107 retweets 312 likes
  4. Retweeted
    Jul 3

    The real backstory behind Evergreen's 'student protests' is 10x worse than what we were told.

    31 replies 258 retweets 438 likes
  5. Jul 2

    What happened at Evergreen? Our former Provost has come forward to elaborate on the deep story. Well worth reading.

    71 replies 273 retweets 592 likes
  6. Retweeted
    Jul 2

    One surprise takeaway: there are thoughtful people of integrity who watch and who respect integrity in their pol opponents.

    I had a wonderful time talking to . Thanks, Glenn, I hope we have a chance to build on it soon.
    5 replies 5 retweets 31 likes
  7. Jul 1

    Prediction: Volvos are bewildered by platypus, charmed by koalas, nonplussed by wombats, and ignore echidnas altogether--in parity w/ humans

    Volvo admits its self-driving cars are confused by kangaroos
    10 replies 11 retweets 143 likes
  8. Jun 30

    I had a wonderful time talking to . Thanks, Glenn, I hope we have a chance to build on it soon.

    8 replies 31 retweets 171 likes
  9. Jun 30

    Those arguing that digital computing is a barrier to strong human-like A.I. are not using enough N.I. They should think a bit about axons.

    22 replies 1 retweet 60 likes
  10. Jun 30
    Replying to

    The replies are fascinating. The gravity of known arguments is strong. I did not say we are on the verge. I did say it's not impossible.

    12 replies 2 retweets 29 likes
  11. Jun 30

    "...human-like thought [requires] human-like wet tissue." Wrong. Like saying analog music can't be digitized.

    36 replies 22 retweets 116 likes
  12. Jun 30

    If polar bears survive warming this way, they'll emerge from a brown population owing existence to the ongoing partnership. Works for me ;-)

    Replying to @BretWeinstein
    you WOULD be pro polar bear of course. what color are they? :-)
    5 replies 7 retweets 55 likes
  13. Jun 30
    Replying to

    3/ We must remember we are not looking Evolution 1.0. Modern lineages evolve on an advanced darwinian platform. Adaptation 5.0, perhaps.

    3 replies 7 retweets 32 likes
  14. Jun 30
    Replying to

    2/ At the time I was working on the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient, and became focused on adaptation to very long term abiotic processes.

    4 replies 10 retweets 31 likes
  15. Jun 30

    1/ I predicted this in 1998! My species pairs: polar/brown-bear and N/S-flying squirrel. This means 'phew!', not bye-bye P. bears. It's good

    Global warming: bye-bye polar bears. Here's the reason why:
    7 replies 11 retweets 52 likes
  16. Jun 28

    We should get together. Evolutionists still puzzled by cooperation 45+ years after the work of Hamilton and . We needn't be.

    True altruism seen in chimpanzees, giving clues to evolution of human cooperation
    20 replies 22 retweets 212 likes
  17. Jun 27

    Faculty that have their faculties--that believe in challenge, reason and fearless inquiry--should join

    Proud to be a new member of ! Would that such an excellent organization had no reason to exist.
    2 replies 37 retweets 132 likes
  18. Jun 27

    Is there a dirtier rhetorical trick than taking a devil's advocate argument out of context?

    The anatomy of (yet another) lie: via
    28 replies 126 retweets 504 likes
  19. Jun 27

    ...which leads the left to incoherent prescriptions, and fuels the right's belief that the ills are simply imaginary.

    Replying to @BretWeinstein @GadSaad
    Among the worst ideas of the Left is to selectively blame the West for sins common to all of humanity at one time or another.
    19 replies 56 retweets 259 likes
  20. Retweeted
    Jun 26

    Senators McConnell, discuss campus free speech; mentions FIRE on Senate floor:

    2 replies 40 retweets 76 likes
  21. Jun 25

    This isn't stupidity--Peter is smart. It's something far more dangerous. Part 1 Part 2

    55 replies 38 retweets 160 likes

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