Category Archives: Biology

Survival of the Selfish Gene

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

After reading The God Delusion, I decided to study some of Richard Dawkins’ earlier works. For this post, I read The Selfish Gene (and among the books on my queue are The Blind Watchmaker and The Greatest Show on Earth). Published in 1976, … Continue reading →

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The Brain’s Dark Energy

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

If I said dark energy, you would probably think of some magic spell, or, given that this comes from Scientific American, the mysterious physical substance that constitutes 74% of our universe. In Scientific American‘s March 2010 issue, the featured article … Continue reading →

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Consciousness of Stream

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

No, the title is not a horrible typo. True, this is writing-wise a stream of consciousness, but for this post, I wanted specifically to inquire the meanings and values of inanimate objects. A stream first came to mind. Hence, consciousness … Continue reading →

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Sleep: A Heuristic Examination

Posted on November 9, 2009 by

Before I begin, I would like to make clear that the subject of this post is sleep, something that should be familiar to all of us (hopefully). I am not trying to make a scientific breakthrough on sleep or even … Continue reading →

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