misc articles of interest in Nature magazine

Book review

26 May 2005, Volume 435 Number 7041 pp385-536

A change of mind? p425
Putting evolutionary psychology to the test.
Oliver Curry reviews Adapting Minds: Evolutionary Psychology and the Persistent
Quest for Human Nature by David J. Buller


A special article on plagiarism in academia (plagiarism is common in raw):

19 May 2005, Volume 435 Number 7040 pp247-384

Special Report: Taking on the cheats p258
The true extent of plagiarism is unknown, but rising cases of suspect
submissions are forcing editors to take action. Jim Giles reports.


An essay arguing that the animal -> human inference linkage is bi-directional:

12 May 2005, Volume 435 Number 7039 pp129-246

Concept
Natural symmetry p149

Directional inference: scientific convention applies conclusions from animal
studies to humans but not the reverse, contradicting current evidence.
G. A. Bradshaw and Barbara L. Finlay

5 May 2005, Volume 435 Number 7038 pp1-128

Book review

Godel's universe p19
The legacy of one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century.
[Of indirect interest to rawists: the raw pseudoscience fakes use uncertainty
to try to sell their claims. Unfortunately for them, Godel's theorem shows
uncertainty is unavoiadable, even in systems of mathematical logic/proof.
Uncertainty is a part of life -- but the pseudoscience fakes live an an
alternate, science fiction reality of their very own creation.]


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