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HOTTE #13: Is it explanation yet?

A meditation on Newtonian mechanics, ‘life-history theory’, and optimal bus networks.

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  • Hanging on to the Edges book published

    25 Oct 2018

    I am delighted to be able to say that my new book Hanging on to the Edges is now published. Thanks to Open Book Publishers, it’s an open access book; you can read it online, download the PDF, or order paper copies here. People often ask me what Hanging on to the Edges is about, and it is not entirely easy to say. It is based on fourteen blog essays I published on this site over the past two years, though they are revised and re-ordered in the book version. It is an attempt to reflect on the major things I care about most in life: science and being a scientist; human nature and human cognition; the relationship between the social and the biological; inter-disciplinarity; politics; and human well-being. To give you some idea of the scope, here’s a word cloud of the terms in the index: And here’s the table of contents: Contents Introduction PART ONE 1. How my theory explains everything: And can make you happier, healthier, and wealthier 2. What we talk about when we talk about biology 3. The cultural and the agentic 4. What is cultural evolution like? 5. Is it explanation yet? PART TWO 6. The mill … Continue reading “Hanging on to the Edges book published”

  • HOTTE #14: Morale is high (since I gave up hope)

    15 May 2018

    Buddhism and the replication crisis: morale is high (PDF)   Click here to return to the Hanging On To The Edges hompage.

  • HOTTE #13: Is it explanation yet?

    17 Apr 2018

    A meditation on Newtonian mechanics, ‘life-history theory’, and optimal bus networks. Is it explanation yet? (PDF)   Back to Hanging On To The Edges homepage

  • HOTTE #12: The worst thing about poverty is not having enough money

    21 Mar 2018

    Casinos, helicopter money, and the illusion of validity. The worst thing about poverty is not having enough money (PDF) Return to Hanging On To The Edges

  • HOTTE #11: Getting your head around the Universal Basic Income

    13 Feb 2018

    Big ideas, money for nothing, and the psychology of sharing out Getting your head around the Universal Basic Income (PDF) Back to the Hanging On To The Edges page

  • HOTTE #10: Waking up and going out to work in the uncanny valley

    16 Jan 2018

    ‘The only thing worse than not getting cited is getting cited’, and other inter-disciplinary conceits:  Uncanny valley.pdf Back to the Hanging On To The Edges page

  • HOTTE #9: The need for discipline

    4 Dec 2017

    A meditation on disciplinary boundaries, small worlds, and choral singing The need for discipline (PDF) Back to the Hanging On To The Edges page

  • HOTTE #8: What is cultural evolution like?

    30 Oct 2017

    A meditation on cultural Darwinism, evolutionary theory, and cross-country running. What is cultural evolution like (PDF). Return to the Hanging on to the Edges homepage.

  • HOTTE #7: Staying in the game

    25 Sep 2017

    A meditation on the highs and lows, the longs and shorts, of academic life. Staying in the game (PDF). Return to the Hanging on to the Edges home page.

  • HOTTE #6: The cultural and the agentic

    5 Sep 2017

    Reflections on culture, agency, and Herb Gintis’ Indiviuality and Entanglement. The cultural and the agentic (PDF) Return to the Hanging On To The Edges home page.

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  • Hanging on to the Edges book published

    25 Oct 2018

  • HOTTE #14: Morale is high (since I gave up hope)

    15 May 2018

  • HOTTE #13: Is it explanation yet?

    17 Apr 2018

  • HOTTE #12: The worst thing about poverty is not having enough money

    21 Mar 2018

  • HOTTE #11: Getting your head around the Universal Basic Income

    13 Feb 2018

  • HOTTE #10: Waking up and going out to work in the uncanny valley

    16 Jan 2018

  • HOTTE #9: The need for discipline

    4 Dec 2017

  • HOTTE #8: What is cultural evolution like?

    30 Oct 2017

  • HOTTE #7: Staying in the game

    25 Sep 2017

  • HOTTE #6: The cultural and the agentic

    5 Sep 2017

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