Intelligence, Cancer, and Eyjafjallaj

By Jason G. Goldman | April 21, 2010 | 2

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This seems to have become unofficial volcano week, here at ScienceBlogs. If you haven’t been following the coverage of the Eyjafjallaj

About the Author: Jason G. Goldman is a graduate student in developmental psychology at the University of Southern California, where he studies the evolutionary and developmental origins of the mind in humans and non-human animals. Jason is also an editor at ScienceSeeker and Editor of Open Lab 2010. He lives in Los Angeles, CA. Follow on Google+. Follow on Twitter @jgold85.

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1. Elaine Schattner 9:04 am 04/21/2010

Nice post!
Another take on this topic is that the volcano’s uncertain resembles the situation for a patient with an unpredictable illness, when the doctors render differing opinions and the prognosis is uncertain – http://wp.me/pNmKG-JH
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2. True_Q 10:43 am 04/22/2010

Interesting entry. It’s good to read about some Polish researches on foreign blogs.
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