Steve Pinker's hair and the muscles of worms : Pharyngula I’ve been guilty of teaching bean-bag genetics this semester. Bean-bag genetics treats individuals as a bag of irrelevant shape containing a collection of alleles (the “beans”) that are sorted and disseminated by the rules of Mendel, and at its worst, assigns one trait to one allele; it’s highly unrealistic. In my defense, it was necessary — first-year students struggle enough with the basic logic of elementary transmission genetics without adding great complications — and of course, in some contexts, such as population genetics, it is a useful simplification. It’s just anathema to anyone more interested in the physiological and developmental side of genetics. The heart of the problem is that it ignores the issue of translating genotype into phenotype. And the “one gene, one trait” model violates everything we do know about the phenotype and genotype. Here’s the problem: you can’t always reliably predict the phenotype from the genotype. How can this be? See the big red question mark?
power to choose “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” ~Wayne Dyer When I was 12 years old I got back from a weekend at my aunt’s house with my mom. The experience shut me down. Apparently he was too proud to get a pacemaker. My oldest sister was on her honeymoon. I felt like I had to be the strong one because I was the man of the house now. Things were not well, though. I rarely even spoke about it with anyone. I thought I was okay with it, but I was damaged. I realized somewhere in my late 20s that it affected me. I tended to lean towards the negative. It impacted my ability to express emotions because I’d decided that being strong meant holding them in. I managed to make it to the age of 29 without having my heart broken; in fact, I was only 5 months away from 30 when it happened. The abandonment aspect was hardest part. Some time later I reconnected with someone I dated briefly in college. I was so afraid that I constantly needed validation.
Brian Tracy’s Top 11 Essential Tips for Living a Successful Life “The great breakthrough in your life comes when you realize that you can learn anything you need to learn to accomplish any goal that you set for yourself.” ”Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.” “Success comes when you do what you love to do, and commit to being the best in your field.” One of my absolute favourite personal development people is Brian Tracy. What do I like about him? He gets to the point quickly. Here are just 11 of my favourite tips from Brain Tracy at the moment. If you want to learn much more I highly recommend checking out books – either in paper or audio form – like Time Power and The Psychology of Achievement. 1. “The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.” “We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves.” “Move out of your comfort zone. You will often stop yourself from doing stuff that “just isn’t you”. A ton of proof.
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50 Life Secrets and Tips Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.Develop an endless curiosity about this world.Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. Read “Zen and the Art of Happiness” by Chris Prentiss.This book will give you the knowledge and instruction to be happy at all times regardless of the circumstances.
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cab ride i'll never forget “Great moments often catch us unawares….” By Kent Nerburn There was a time in my life twenty years ago when I was driving a cab for a living. It was a cowboy’s life, a gambler’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss, constant movement and the thrill of a dice roll every time a new passenger got into the cab. What I didn’t count on when I took the job was that it was also a ministry. Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a rolling confessional. We were like strangers on a train, the passengers and I, hurtling through the night, revealing intimacies we would never have dreamed of sharing during the brighter light of day. And none of those lives touched me more than that of a woman I picked up late on a warm August night. I was responding to a call from a small brick fourplex in a quiet part of town. When I arrived at the address, the building was dark except for a single light in a ground-floor window. So I walked to the door and knocked. After a long pause, the door opened.