MARK PAGEL IN ‘WIRED FOR CULTURE’ MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR CULTURAL DETERMINISM

[ Sun. Mar. 4. 2012 ]

Pagel, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Reading, belongs to the intellectual hot bed of the edge.org set, a salon of scientific thinkers that has assembled over the years under the auspices of their intriguing host, John Brockman. The ethos of the edge.org crowd is one of unapologetic sophistication; its mission is to bring cutting-edge thinkers together in an ongoing, open-ended conversation, where ideas can beget ideas.

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