Some time ago, I had Richard Carrier on to discuss an article he wrote that harshly criticized Evolutionary Psychology as a pseudo-science. Well, at long last, we now get a chance to hear from the other side! Joining me is someone with deep knowledge of the field. A listener named Lindsey! She shares her credentials in … Continue reading AS265: A Defense of Evolutionary Psychology →
Show notes: https://github.com/PHPUgly/podcast/blob/master/shows/ep22.md Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD2Al-bCn6o PHPUgly - Episode 22 recorded August 4th, 2016 Topics SDPHP Meetup Phalcon 3.0.0 Released Alexa Skills for PHP Tom bought a security camera Developers we look up to The hosts Eric Van Johnson Twitter / Github / Blog / About.me Tom Rideout Twitter / Github / About.me John Congdon Twitter / Github Follow us on Twitter @PHPUgly Email us at Podacast@phpugly.com
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