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Monthly Archives: September 2009
What is behavior?
I was going to entitle this entry “What is an Ethologist?” I decided, however, that this begs a question that is a bit more interesting, hence the title I selected. The conventional definition of “ethology” is “the scientific study of … Continue reading
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Try feeding a family
More evidence they think we’re stupid. In reaction to the possibility that a tax might be imposed on “juice drinks and soda,” an outfit called Americans Against Food Taxes has come out with an ad that shows a fit, attractive … Continue reading
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