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Your Book Review: The Mind Of A Bee

The review of 'The Mind of a Bee' examines the cognitive abilities of bees, raising questions about their intelligence and potential consciousness.

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Aug 18, 2023 5,787 words 193 likes 247 comments Listen · 32 min Read Read

Links 1/19: Linkguistics

A diverse collection of news items and interesting links covering science, technology, politics, and culture, with brief commentary on each.

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Jan 29, 2019 2,584 words 0 likes 542 comments Read Read

The Heart Has Its Reasons That Reason Knows Not Of

Scott examines conflicting evidence on whether humans choose mates based on parental imprinting or genetics, concluding that mate choice might be based on mysterious romantic love.

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Oct 21, 2016 2,648 words 0 likes 205 comments Read Read

Basics of Animal Reinforcement

Scott explains the basics of classical and operant conditioning, focusing on B.F. Skinner's work with pigeons and different reinforcement schedules, ultimately connecting variable ratio reinforcement to slot machines and human behavior.

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Jul 5, 2011 1,130 words 74 likes 21 comments Read Read
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