Two years ago I was having dinner with a good friend, Rik Ganju. Rik is one of the smartest people I know. And one of the most talented, too—a brilliant engineer, a savant-like jazz musician, a comedic writer, and he makes the best coffee I’ve ever had (I may even share the recipe).

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As usual I was whining to him about something. This time it was my frustration with what I perceived to be a lack of scientific literacy among people from whom I “expected more.” Why was it, I asked, that a reporter at a top-flight newspaper couldn’t understand the limitations of a study he was reporting on? Are they trying to deliberately mislead people, or do they really think this study which showed an association between such-and-such, somehow implies X? Rik just looked at me, kind of smiled, and asked the question in another way. “Peter, give me one good reason why scientific process, rigorous logic, and rational thought should be innate to our species?” I didn’t have an answer.

So as I proceeded to eat my curry, Rik expanded on this idea. He offered two theses. One, the human brain is oriented to pleasure ahead of logic and reason; two, the human brain is oriented to imitation ahead of logic and reason. What follows is my attempt to reiterate the ideas we discussed that night, focusing on the second of Rik’s postulates—namely, that our brains are oriented to imitate rather than to reason from first principles or think scientifically. Two points before jumping in: • I realize I said my next post would be about insulin resistance. I’m about 2,000 words into that post, and I don’t like it. It’s too technical and, frankly, it needs a lot of work, and I don’t have a lot of time.

That post, along with Part X of the Straight Dope on Cholesterol, are still on my plate (what I call my “blog parking lot”), but they need more time. At my last counting there are only 168 hours in a week, and I’m somehow finding a way to be busy for all of them.

My apologies for the delay. • This post is not meant to be disparaging to those who don’t think scientifically. Rather, it’s meant to explain why. If for no other reason, it’s a way for me to capture an important lesson I need to remember in my own journey of life.

I’m positive some will find a way to be offended by this, which is rarely my intention in writing, but nevertheless I think there is something to learn in telling this story. The evolution of thinking Two billion years ago, we were just cells acquiring a nucleus. Two million years ago, we left the trees for caves. Two hundred thousand years ago we became modern man. No one can say exactly when language arrived, because its arrival left no artifacts, but the suggests it showed up about 50,000 years ago. I wanted to plot the major milestones, below, on a graph.

But even using a, it’s almost unreadable. The information is easier to see in this table: Formal logic arrived with Aristotle 2,500 years ago; the scientific method was pioneered by 400 years ago. Shortly following the codification of the scientific method—which defined exactly what “good” science meant—the was formed. May 21, 2014 Here is the coffee recipe, courtesy Rik.

I make this often and the typical response is, “Why are you not making this for a living? Chris Jericho Theme Song Free Download there. ” •Look for Vietnamese cinnamon, also known as Saigon cinnamon; you need two big dashes if that. •You need real vanilla (be careful there is no added sugar).

Best is dissolved in ethanol; if that doesn’t work for you get the dried stick and scrape the pods. •Then find a spice store and get chicory. Amazon also sells. •You’ll want to replace coffee beans with ~10% chicory on a dry weight basis. •Then cut you coffee with Trader Joes organic Bolivian. But do use at least 50% of your favorite coffee by dry weight. Travian Server Script Download Video here. 50-40-10 (50% ether, 40% TJ Bolivian, 10% other ingredients [cinnamon, vanilla, amaretto for an evening coffee]) would be a good mix to start.