Posted by: VaranusJay
Subject tags: Sociology, psychology, biology
on
Aug 8, 2009
So last night I was having a mixed debate over different subjects and spoke a little about the many products out there that guarantee the sexual success of a male gaining successful sexual advances in women.
AXE men's body spray seems to be one that probably came to mind but if you Google the topic many other products swear by the same testamonials that this is achievable.
Posted by: rsr
Subject tags: psychology, human behavior, animals
on
Jan 6, 2009
On more occasions than I can enumerate, I have been asked the question: Why do you like those darn reptiles? Not wanting to appear irresolute, for many years I tried to answer the question in a way that presented an air of purpose. I might reply that their behavior is complex and fascinating, or that I wondered what it might be like to experience the world as a snake does, what with the challenges of lacking certain appendages. As a biologist with a special interest in and experience with reptiles, I could get pretty specific about why I find those otherworldly vertebrates interesting, but are those reasons, however erudite, really why I am especially attracted to reptiles?
Why not birds? I find them quite agreeable, even fascinating. Indeed, as a young man I spent countless hours watching birds and I even built up a “life list” of over 300 species. Why not mammals? I like them too, though I find them rather messy and stinky. Still, there is something about a wild wolverine or a mongoose that piques my curiosity, and I am pretty fond of bats and wild cats, too. How about fishes? I have quite a lot of experience with that branch of the Vertebrata, too. As an undergraduate, I worked in a fish systematics lab for 3 ½ years, and since that time my research has included fish behavior. And what about invertebrates and plants? I really like those organisms, too.
My response ties back to Montessori training and a deep belief in what she called "The Universal Child". -Soapy
In case you missed his excellent essay on the human learner the first time around.... Reiserer's Faded Memories of Knowing Everything
