PS. Martin's new memoir is really great.
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Michael Egnor, tiresome little lackey of the DI that he is, is asking his readers to help me find out where altruism is located.
Like sex, altruism is a great mystery in the life sciences, especially in the case of humans (because of is generous expression).
On Friday I assessed an essay by a masters student on the evolution of reciprocity and altruism (she cleverly introduced a notion of benevolent behaviour rather than "altruism" in social contexts, to avoid confusion with genetic altruism.
Too much listening to Tea Baggers (their most appropriate name?), and the 100% Republican opposition to the Health Care Bill that just passed the House (hooray!!!), and fear of violence in the streets of Haiti as justification for the slow US response there, and the many bizarre responses to what