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David Dobbs on science, nature, and culture.

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dobbspic I write on science, medicine, nature, culture and other matters for the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, National Geographic, Scientific American Mind, and other publications. (Find clips here.) Right now I'm writing my fourth book, The Orchid and the Dandelion, which explores the hypothesis that the genetic roots some of our worst problems and traits — depresison, hyperaggression, violence, antisocial behavior — can also give rise to resilience, cooperation, empathy, and contentment. The book expands on my December 2009 Atlantic article exploring these ideas. I've also written three books, including Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral, which traces the strangest but most forgotten controversy in Darwin's career — an elemental dispute running some 75 years.

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Gorgeous thing of the day: Sky's-eye view of the Maldives & other islands

Category: Culture of science

It was in this unique archipelago that Alexander Agassiz found the evidence he felt proved beyond doubt that Darwin's theory of coral reef formation was wrong, dead wrong.

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Catfish v mosquitoes in foreclosed swimming pools

Category: Environment/nature

Don't see this every day. From the excellent Dovdox, Alan Dove's scijo blog: Awhile back, I commented on the...

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Creationists v empiricists! Reefs! Family drama! My bloggingheads talk with Greg Laden

Category: Books

The coral reef argument was fascinating in its own right, both scientifically and dramatically -- for here a very capable andn conscientious scientist, Alexander Agassiz, struggled to reconcile both two views of science and the legacies of the two scientific giants of the age, one of whom was his father.

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Morning dip: reading, writing, merit pay, musical spouses, swine flu, and fire towers

Category: Brains and minds

On citing papers you haven't read; writing better cuz U write more; the merits of merit pay; placebo effect versus placebo effect; and for fun, fire towers.

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Reef sightings

Category: Books

I was pleased to see my book Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral written up in a couple of venues recently -- The Primate Diaries and The Reef Tank.

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Top Neuron Culture posts from June

Category: Digital culture

In case you missed them (or miss them, and want to read again ...)

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How science happens -- firefly sex studies and serendipity

Category: Culture of science

Among the many treats in Carl Zimmer's piece on fireflies and sex, I particularly liked this quick peek at how a life and a career can take a sharp turn for the most unplanned of reasons.

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Alarming climate change chart of the day

Category: Environment/nature

Paul Krugman tunes out the noise.

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Round-up: Dinos on display, soldiers at play, stereotypes at work, pharma ghosts, Iraqi snakes

Category: Brains and minds

Much much much ado on the web this week, on the too-many fronts I try to visit. From my list of notables:

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Cougar takes a dip (really)

Category: Environment/nature

You don't see this every day.

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