Nature vs. Nurture
260519 Nature vs Nurture.2 One of the seminal questions in psychology is the balance between Nature verrsus Nurture in determining our personalities In the 2 May 2026 edition of Nature Laurie Clarke summarise the current industry position in his psper How much of our personalities are determined at birth? Summary (My disagreements are highlighted in bold.) The long-running debate over whether personality is shaped more by nature (genetics) or nurture (environment) has become far .....
Read MoreThere Are No Psychopaths
There Are No Psychopaths by Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen Several months ago I received the above paper by forensic epistemologist Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen. Here is summary produced by ChatGPT: Larsen begins argues that the concept of psychopathy may be one of modern psychology's greatest misconceptions. Despite more than two centuries of research and widespread acceptance in popular culture, Larsen contends that there is remarkably little scientific evidence supporting the existence .....
Read MoreNew Paper on Climate Change
I publicly became a Climate Sceptic in June 2011. It was then I discovered that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) was only 0.04% of the world’s atmosphere. I agree that climate change is always happening but I can’t believe that CO2 is the main driver. I believe the main driver of CC is the sun. It is 333,000 times the earth’s mass and is only 8 light-minutes away. Our nearest star is 4.5 light years. The mass and nearness of the Sun dominate the movement and intensity of cli.....
Read MoreDonald Trump and the battle for Greenland
Last month we were watching a Sky News Australia storey on Trump and Green land when a map similar to the one above appeared on the screen. “Gosh, isn’t Greenland big !” exclaimed my wife. I said no that was an optical illusion caused my the Mercator Projection. (The Mercator projection is a 1569 cylindrical map projection by Gerardus Mercator, ideal for marine navigation because it represents compass bearings as straight lines. It is a conformal projection that preserves ang.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
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