Tag Archives: biology

How We Know What We Know 2: Occam’s Razor

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

(Continues from part one) So far we’ve examined how we form a scientific theory. What we need to know now is what makes a *good* theory – how do we choose between two theories which make the same predictions? The … Continue reading →

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How We Know What We Know: 1 – Feedback

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

One of the reasons I’ve started this series of posts is because I have a huge respect for the scientific method – in fact, I’d go so far as to say that I think the scientific method is the only … Continue reading →

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Geeks Dig Metaphors: The Technical Problems With The Singularity

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Back to introduction I have come to the conclusion that anyone who talks about how easy it’s going to be to simulate a human brain in a computer either understands computers but doesn’t understand biology, or doesn’t understand computers but … Continue reading →

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Linkblogging for 27/06/09

Posted on June 27, 2009 by

Just a quick one today as I’m visiting my parents… Jess Nevins has the best piece I’ve read on the death of Michael Jackson, treating Jackson’s life as a Gothic text on which to perform literary analysis. Patrick at Lib … Continue reading →

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Hat And Beard 1 – Chuck D

Posted on February 12, 2009 by

As you probably know, today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of two of the greatest people who ever lived, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, and given that I write here about politics and science it seemed absurd not … Continue reading →

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