Tag Archives: behaviourism

It’s time to sneak a peek at Billy Graham’s mail again

I’d do this more often, but Graham’s advice to people always runs the same tired route, and I hate having to repeat myself. Here’s yesterday’s issue. What makes us any different from other animals except for our superior mental abilities? … Continue reading

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If grumpy people are more evolved people, then my mother…

I don’t know what to make of this new evolutionary theory. There was a study recently done of chimps and bonobos (our closest relatives) to see which species could learn quicker. The two types of ape are very close to … Continue reading

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John B. Calhoun’s Rat-God experience

While reading about child murderers for the previous post, I got to wondering how many other animals kill their own kind and for what reasons. I already knew new alpha lions would kill off any offspring from other lions. Doing … Continue reading

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