The typical imperative from biology is not "Thou shalt... ," but "If ... then ... else.

A successful learner, . . . must be constrained to draw some conclusions from the input and not others.

As long as your ideology identifies the main source of the world's ills as a definable group, it opens the world up to genocide.

Why is it surprising that scientists might have long hair and wear cowboy boots? In fields like neuroscience, where the events you are recording are so minute, I suspect scientists cultivate a boring, reliable image. A scientist with a reputation for flamboyance might be suspect.

But the newest research is showing that many properties of the brain are genetically organized, and don't depend on information coming in from the senses.

Astrology had an important role in the ancient world. You can't understand many things unless you know something about astrology - the plays of Shakespeare and so on.

It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.