The Pharyngula blog discusses genetics and its relation to LFHCfS member Steven Pinker: Steve Pinker examined his own genome, and discovered that his genes said he was predisposed to be red-haired and at high risk for baldness. If you’ve seen Steve Pinker [and if you haven’t you can remedy that by watching the video here], you […]
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Facial hair and accused anthrax scientists
A new PBS Frontline documentary looks at the morass of accusations — about anthrax terrorism — aimed at two US government scientists, Bruce Ivins and Steven Hatfill, who worked at Fort Dietrick, Maryland. The case against either man has turned out to be less than clear. In all the media discussion of this case, almost […]
Don’t hate her because she’s beautiful
A BEAUTIFUL PSYCHOLOGY EXERCISE: In this old television commercial [below], a woman tells us, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” According to one school of psychological thought, your response to the woman should be: “I don’t hate you because you’re beautiful. I hate you because you say ‘Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.’” Discuss.
Stefan Carmien joins LFHCfS
Stefan Carmien joined the Luxuriant Former Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS), a sibling club of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS) and the the Luxuriant Facial Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). He says: I was previously the proud possessor of long flowing luxurious hair: I am now reduced to what you see in […]