Category: science

Cherchez la (les) femme(s)

This recent article in “Psychology Today” is not a bad research summary, despite that it has been written by social scientists other than economists :-). A user’s manual on the evolutionary perspective applied to human nature, targeting a very general audience (and therefore, perhaps unavoidably, plagued by sensationalism; fortunately, the compromise does not appear to be critical).
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Pseudo-science at its best: “International Journal for Creation Research”

Check it up for yourselves. One of the most entertaining parts is the remark from their “Technical Review Process, Overview and Procedures”.

“Remark:
The Editor-in-Chief should not be afraid to reject a Paper if it does not properly satisfy the above criteria nor is in the best interests of ICR as judged by its Biblical stand and goals as outlined in its Tenets.
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Topul universitatilor din Romania pe 2007. Si despre specializarea UBB in religie (sau mai degraba, in JSRI)

Ad Astra a publicat ierarhia universitatilor din Romania in 2007 (bazata pe articolele indexate ISI in 2006). Razvan Florian da o serie de detalii, inclusiv link-uri catre preluari mass media, aici.  → Read more