Andrew Dutton's Blog (3)

The concepts in this book were so nicely laid out that you keep saying to yourself, "Of course, it is so obvious!" This book reinforces the notion that nothing in biology makes any sense without evolution. My thoughts turn to intelligence and consciousness - hard to measure and describe, but surely based upon our physiology, which we seem to share with just about everything. So if all creatures great and small are using the same molecular machinery to get around, it seems resonable that they wou… Continue

Great read, even though string theory suffers from lack of testability and all that. The quantum discussion at the universe level was interesting since I am curious how things are going to end for our universe. I think the current data still indicate that entropy will drive the universe into a state of complete disarray. It was nice to see that there might be a quantum mechanical loophole by which we can move to other universes. But if entropy rules the other universes, won’t they also eventuall… Continue

Okay, I'll lob the first grenade...Where's the science? Based on the titles and reviews, this book appears to be a rehash of his other two political books. I read this book in less than four hours. Evelyn Wood? No! This remarkable feat was made possible by an HBO special, a conspiracy movie marathon on late night cable, and a book passed around the office. These simple preparations made me familiar with just about every concept in this book. I would have thought all the neuroscience I picked up… Continue