tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post3348857359649156511..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-WilliamsBrian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-27090439152096853002020-07-03T20:36:20.543-04:002020-07-03T20:36:20.543-04:00Hi Belle - This is definitely stringy related to t...Hi Belle - This is definitely stringy related to the old nature/ nurture debate. Scientists like Stewart - Williams contend that we are a mix of nature/ nurture Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-46804230896832474332020-07-02T19:14:11.722-04:002020-07-02T19:14:11.722-04:00Sounds like a fascinating book. I appreciate your...Sounds like a fascinating book. I appreciate your review of it. Is this akin to the old nature/nurture argument?The Liberty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677266288990024025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-39028304950421135932020-06-30T21:11:45.524-04:002020-06-30T21:11:45.524-04:00Thanks Carol. Thanks Carol. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-24667162217841681012020-06-30T21:11:05.022-04:002020-06-30T21:11:05.022-04:00Hi Himawan - If you read it I would love to know w...Hi Himawan - If you read it I would love to know what you thought about it. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-56164125859001631992020-06-30T20:54:43.472-04:002020-06-30T20:54:43.472-04:00I am sure this book will be an interesting reading...I am sure this book will be an interesting reading. Books containing psychological elements have always been my interest to read them. <br />Thank you for your interesting book review.<br />Regards from Indonesia.Himawan Santhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369258471264775162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-63235625543122919062020-06-30T07:01:22.384-04:002020-06-30T07:01:22.384-04:00Thinks Carol. Thinks Carol. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-22292461860290528992020-06-30T07:00:59.634-04:002020-06-30T07:00:59.634-04:00Hi Paula - I think that social media memes, which ...Hi Paula - I think that social media memes, which on one level are different from memes, are actually memes. If that makes sense. Either way, I think social media is speeding up the evolution of memes. <br /><br />It is a great title. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-90139285322168629822020-06-30T00:48:15.420-04:002020-06-30T00:48:15.420-04:00Maybe that’s why you are able to be more objective...Maybe that’s why you are able to be more objective when you write reviews, Brian. It’s a shame it’s not a skill that seems to be taught now. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-17122498648809428322020-06-29T23:55:40.674-04:002020-06-29T23:55:40.674-04:00What a catchy title. I like the idea of the play-o...What a catchy title. I like the idea of the play-off between genes and memes too. I instantly thought of what we now know as social media memes too, and can sort of see how this more formal idea of memes led to them. Sounds like an intriguing book. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-72782147778752766002020-06-29T19:57:56.666-04:002020-06-29T19:57:56.666-04:00Hi Naida - Humor really enhances a book like this....Hi Naida - Humor really enhances a book like this. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-79438503731980863212020-06-29T11:39:37.329-04:002020-06-29T11:39:37.329-04:00This sounds interesting and it's good that the...This sounds interesting and it's good that the author presents some of it with humor. the bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357796617059183930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-4957141029434328092020-06-29T08:16:13.837-04:002020-06-29T08:16:13.837-04:00Hi Carol - Steel manning seems to be fairly rare. ...Hi Carol - Steel manning seems to be fairly rare. But when I think about it, when I was taught to write essays way back in school, I was taught to steel man counter arguments. The word was not used back then but in actuality that is what is was. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-25751282778917810592020-06-29T05:41:08.989-04:002020-06-29T05:41:08.989-04:00Steel-manning, I’ve never heard of that before. I ...Steel-manning, I’ve never heard of that before. I don’t think it’s a common trait, unfortunately!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-18932736086052357612020-06-27T10:11:58.909-04:002020-06-27T10:11:58.909-04:00Thanks Captivated Reader. If you read this I would...Thanks Captivated Reader. If you read this I would be curious as to what you thought of it. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-40014142791999650232020-06-27T10:10:11.769-04:002020-06-27T10:10:11.769-04:00Hi Padre - Serious science and humor is a great co...Hi Padre - Serious science and humor is a great combination. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-58807752894418240952020-06-27T08:26:30.648-04:002020-06-27T08:26:30.648-04:00Sounds good. I may read it.
www.rsrue.blogspot.co...Sounds good. I may read it. <br />www.rsrue.blogspot.comR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-90137237002841601262020-06-26T13:39:58.420-04:002020-06-26T13:39:58.420-04:00Great review as usual!! I will be adding this titl...Great review as usual!! I will be adding this title to my ever growing reading wishlist... If I'd seen The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams at a bookstore, I would have probably not looked at it too closely, but your review of this book makes me want to read it.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-34923176804036303982020-06-26T08:04:20.379-04:002020-06-26T08:04:20.379-04:00Such A Deep Topic And Adding Humor - Way Cool - So...Such A Deep Topic And Adding Humor - Way Cool - So Nice Knowing S.Williams Did Some Research To Provide An Accurate Partial Of Time And Space - Evolve On Brother Man <br /><br />Cheers The Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488266642564760406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-47110579032998994782020-06-25T15:03:44.207-04:002020-06-25T15:03:44.207-04:00Thanks Felicity. It turns out that many of our ave...Thanks Felicity. It turns out that many of our aversions and taboos have evolutionary origins. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-8614967878291459932020-06-25T11:27:40.063-04:002020-06-25T11:27:40.063-04:00Thank you once again for a well thought out commen...Thank you once again for a well thought out commentary on what sounds like an interesting book. That it actually delves into the incest taboo doesn't somehow surprise me.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-52206460506229456662020-06-24T20:34:08.896-04:002020-06-24T20:34:08.896-04:00Hi Sue - This book develops Dawkins’s ideas furthe...Hi Sue - This book develops Dawkins’s ideas further. It makes a lot of references to Dawkins. This book also is centered on humans where Dawkins covered all of biology. <br /><br />As difficult science books go, this was in the easier side of things. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-70962200418062685472020-06-24T20:30:46.916-04:002020-06-24T20:30:46.916-04:00Thanks James. In many ways this takes Dawkins’s id...Thanks James. In many ways this takes Dawkins’s ideas and develops them further. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-87219760310375938802020-06-24T16:35:53.562-04:002020-06-24T16:35:53.562-04:00It seems I can accept that human nature and human...It seems I can accept that human nature and human culture have evolved over time ... if one believes the evolution of genes then it seems to make sense. You explained the book well .... for us slower to grasping scientific arguments .... sometimes I have to read the material through a couple times to understand fully. Does Richard Dawkins make these same points? thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-43675843008119987822020-06-24T13:43:09.121-04:002020-06-24T13:43:09.121-04:00Thanks for sharing a most interesting commentary o...Thanks for sharing a most interesting commentary on what sounds like a fascinating book. I was reminded of Dawkin's <i>The Selfish Gene</i> while reading your review. I'll put this on my tbr list.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-12175146655295600392020-06-23T04:40:08.457-04:002020-06-23T04:40:08.457-04:00Thanks so much Baili.
I am more positive about m...Thanks so much Baili. <br /><br />I am more positive about modern society. I think that in our natural state humans are more violent and generally less fair and egalitarian. Either way, it is good to know where we came from. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com