by Gil Friend | Dec 23, 2002 | Uncategorized
The Origin of Religions, From a Distinctly Darwinian View. Dr. David Sloan Wilson, a renowned evolutionary biologist, proposes that religion evolved because it conferred advantages on those who bore it. By Natalie Angier. [New York Times: Science] I’ve found...
by Gil Friend | Dec 23, 2002 | Uncategorized
Debate Erupts Over Authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Though much has been written about the Dead Sea Scrolls themselves, the ruins of Qumran where the scrolls were found was largely unexplored, until now. By John Noble Wilford. [New York Times: Science] “There is...
by Gil Friend | Dec 21, 2002 | Sustainability
Donating Technology’s Castaways. One way to help the environment, and to possibly save a little on your tax bill this year, is to donate your old gadgets to charity….Yet only about 5 percent of discarded PC’s are being donated to charities or...
by Gil Friend | Dec 21, 2002 | Sustainability
Europe Limits Cod Fishing, but Rejects Ban. Fisheries ministers of the European Union agreed on Friday to cut fishing fleets in hopes of saving dwindling cod stocks. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Science] Similar overfishing all but erased cod from North...
by Gil Friend | Dec 19, 2002 | Uncategorized
“Brave Green World” [American Prospect]: Architect Bill McDonough is an environmental innovator, but his politics are a lot less thoughtful than his buildings. The authors seem to have the most trouble with McDonough and Company’s approach to...
