Here are some of this week’s Human Nature short takes on the news. To get them in real time, subscribe to the HN Twitter feed .
1. “Abortion addict” http://bit.ly/VRJHr says she “abused her rights.” Bingo: Abuse doesn’t invalidate rights, and rights don’t validate abuse.
2. IEDs spreading across south Asia & Africa: http://bit.ly/vSb9l Huge problem for the future. See http://bit.ly/2beWk7 and http://bit.ly/7ABuJ
3. GPS RIP: http://bit.ly/NF0U0 The reduction of gizmos to smartphone apps continues. Better figure out how to sell your hardware as software.
4. Using gene therapy … to repair somebody’s organs … to give to somebody else. http://bit.ly/2k8uZ8 Another step in human parts technology
5. Agassi admits he used meth and lied after being caught: http://bit.ly/3NnF1B Remind me why we test athletes for drugs that don’t help them?
6. Dad’s absence alters brain growth in rodents: http://bit.ly/Q2d1N Lesson: Brain & environment aren’t alternative explanations for behavior.
7. No more simulated sex while dancing: http://bit.ly/yp8as Regulation hasn’t been this interesting since Sonny Bono “cracked down” on bikinis.
8. Baby Einstein? Not: http://bit.ly/KoOL6 Here’s a tip: Your kid does not need more IQ. Just give her the mental health to use the IQ she has.
9. Requiring RX for cold meds? To stop meth production? ( http://bit.ly/bLHgB ) Good luck putting the home chemistry genie back in the bottle.
10. “Screaming is the new spanking,” http://bit.ly/33SsYl . Yes, and representative democracy with executive power is the new fascism. Please.
