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Postby denizaksulu » Tue May 06, 2008 9:02 am

Oracle wrote:
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Oracle wrote:
Bananiot wrote:"Genome" and now reading "Nature via Nurture"


I read those the other way around to you, but both superb reads although due to his gaining even more popularity some of the beauty of his writing has been dispensed with to make the subject even more accessible.

He is by far the best popular science writer ever, and since you are a biology teacher, his earlier work like "The Red Queen" and "Origins of Virtue" (a sort of follow-on to Dawkin's "Selfish Gene") should be a piece of cake, and you will be captivated by the real power of his prose.

I can't get into Steven Pinker at all even though his material interests me enormously.

Without my local Waterstones to introduce me to new works I am feeling in a bit of a wilderness (can't get into on-line stuff for anything other than this forum) .... so if you have any recommendations I would love to hear of them (but will resist commenting again for fear of repetitious bombast :) ).



Hi Phoenix, Sorry I am back from my little sojourne from the East.
We have got used to your 'repetitious bombasts', Whats up? Why the sudden change? Dont you feel yourself anymore? :lol: :lol:


How was France? :lol:



I saw many of your compatriots in Constantinopolis. :lol: I dont like France btw.
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Postby Oracle » Tue May 06, 2008 9:04 am

denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
Bananiot wrote:"Genome" and now reading "Nature via Nurture"


I read those the other way around to you, but both superb reads although due to his gaining even more popularity some of the beauty of his writing has been dispensed with to make the subject even more accessible.

He is by far the best popular science writer ever, and since you are a biology teacher, his earlier work like "The Red Queen" and "Origins of Virtue" (a sort of follow-on to Dawkin's "Selfish Gene") should be a piece of cake, and you will be captivated by the real power of his prose.

I can't get into Steven Pinker at all even though his material interests me enormously.

Without my local Waterstones to introduce me to new works I am feeling in a bit of a wilderness (can't get into on-line stuff for anything other than this forum) .... so if you have any recommendations I would love to hear of them (but will resist commenting again for fear of repetitious bombast :) ).



Hi Phoenix, Sorry I am back from my little sojourne from the East.
We have got used to your 'repetitious bombasts', Whats up? Why the sudden change? Dont you feel yourself anymore? :lol: :lol:


How was France? :lol:



I saw many of your compatriots in Constantinopolis. :lol: I dont like France btw.


Gosh, that is pretty Far East :shock: ..... if you had gone a little further you may have seen some Turks :lol:
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue May 06, 2008 9:14 am

Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
Bananiot wrote:"Genome" and now reading "Nature via Nurture"


I read those the other way around to you, but both superb reads although due to his gaining even more popularity some of the beauty of his writing has been dispensed with to make the subject even more accessible.

He is by far the best popular science writer ever, and since you are a biology teacher, his earlier work like "The Red Queen" and "Origins of Virtue" (a sort of follow-on to Dawkin's "Selfish Gene") should be a piece of cake, and you will be captivated by the real power of his prose.

I can't get into Steven Pinker at all even though his material interests me enormously.

Without my local Waterstones to introduce me to new works I am feeling in a bit of a wilderness (can't get into on-line stuff for anything other than this forum) .... so if you have any recommendations I would love to hear of them (but will resist commenting again for fear of repetitious bombast :) ).



Hi Phoenix, Sorry I am back from my little sojourne from the East.
We have got used to your 'repetitious bombasts', Whats up? Why the sudden change? Dont you feel yourself anymore? :lol: :lol:


How was France? :lol:



I saw many of your compatriots in Constantinopolis. :lol: I dont like France btw.


Gosh, that is pretty Far East :shock: ..... if you had gone a little further you may have seen some Turks :lol:


Oh Please. I did not have to travel further east as they are all migrating to Turkey. Sunday night We dined at an 'Authentic Turkistan' restaurant. It was a pity as they spoke Russian. :lol:
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Postby Oracle » Tue May 06, 2008 9:18 am

denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
Bananiot wrote:"Genome" and now reading "Nature via Nurture"


I read those the other way around to you, but both superb reads although due to his gaining even more popularity some of the beauty of his writing has been dispensed with to make the subject even more accessible.

He is by far the best popular science writer ever, and since you are a biology teacher, his earlier work like "The Red Queen" and "Origins of Virtue" (a sort of follow-on to Dawkin's "Selfish Gene") should be a piece of cake, and you will be captivated by the real power of his prose.

I can't get into Steven Pinker at all even though his material interests me enormously.

Without my local Waterstones to introduce me to new works I am feeling in a bit of a wilderness (can't get into on-line stuff for anything other than this forum) .... so if you have any recommendations I would love to hear of them (but will resist commenting again for fear of repetitious bombast :) ).



Hi Phoenix, Sorry I am back from my little sojourne from the East.
We have got used to your 'repetitious bombasts', Whats up? Why the sudden change? Dont you feel yourself anymore? :lol: :lol:


How was France? :lol:



I saw many of your compatriots in Constantinopolis. :lol: I dont like France btw.


Gosh, that is pretty Far East :shock: ..... if you had gone a little further you may have seen some Turks :lol:


Oh Please. I did not have to travel further east as they are all migrating to Turkey. Sunday night We dined at an 'Authentic Turkistan' restaurant. It was a pity as they spoke Russian. :lol:


There seems to be a little confusion as to precisely where you were ..... do people not respect their National Boundaries any more :roll:

I blame it on the Wright brothers .....
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue May 06, 2008 10:06 am

Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Oracle wrote:
Bananiot wrote:"Genome" and now reading "Nature via Nurture"


I read those the other way around to you, but both superb reads although due to his gaining even more popularity some of the beauty of his writing has been dispensed with to make the subject even more accessible.

He is by far the best popular science writer ever, and since you are a biology teacher, his earlier work like "The Red Queen" and "Origins of Virtue" (a sort of follow-on to Dawkin's "Selfish Gene") should be a piece of cake, and you will be captivated by the real power of his prose.

I can't get into Steven Pinker at all even though his material interests me enormously.

Without my local Waterstones to introduce me to new works I am feeling in a bit of a wilderness (can't get into on-line stuff for anything other than this forum) .... so if you have any recommendations I would love to hear of them (but will resist commenting again for fear of repetitious bombast :) ).



Hi Phoenix, Sorry I am back from my little sojourne from the East.
We have got used to your 'repetitious bombasts', Whats up? Why the sudden change? Dont you feel yourself anymore? :lol: :lol:


How was France? :lol:



I saw many of your compatriots in Constantinopolis. :lol: I dont like France btw.


Gosh, that is pretty Far East :shock: ..... if you had gone a little further you may have seen some Turks :lol:


Oh Please. I did not have to travel further east as they are all migrating to Turkey. Sunday night We dined at an 'Authentic Turkistan' restaurant. It was a pity as they spoke Russian. :lol:


There seems to be a little confusion as to precisely where you were ..... do people not respect their National Boundaries any more :roll:

I blame it on the Wright brothers .....



Get on with life, stop the blame game then life will be sweeter. :lol:
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Re: Nature versus Nurture ....

Postby denizaksulu » Wed May 07, 2008 2:40 pm

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Oracle wrote:Are you who you are because of your genes (Nature)? 8)

OR

..... because of how, and where you were raised (Nurture)? :wink:



I am a blend of both. Period. :lol:


I am with you D. :lol:

Bubbles x 8)



Wow, thank you. I almost feel your warmth. :lol: :lol:
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