Stanley Shostak
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3955780 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Stanley Shostak |
| NOMBRES | Stanley |
| APELLIDO | Shostak |
| FIRMA | SHOSTAK S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 50 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1993 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Look Back in Wonder
Allow me to introduce hydra, specifically, Hydra viridis [AKA Chlorohydra viridissima; Hydra viridissima], the green hydra, photographed here in culture (Fig. 1, enlarged ~10:1). This animal has si
The First Darwinian
In his Preface to Radical by Nature: The Revolutionary Life of Alfred Russel Wallace, James Costa confesses, “My style is conventional, intimate, as told over a pint or two (or three). Or is that w
Living Zen Remindfully
James Austin, born in 1925, won the Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize for Zen and the Brain (MIT Press, 1998). His series of six books that followed culminated in 2016 with Living Zen Remin
Embryogenesis Explained
How to Grow Old
"How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life." The European Legacy, 23(1-2), pp. 214–215
The Beauty of Numbers in Nature
Everyone Dies Young
Hydra's Ghost
The Real Planet of the Apes
David Begun clears away some heavy obstacles to exposition before The Real Planet of the Apes enters orbit. The title then reappears in the text: “With a minimum of 100 genera of fossil apes in the
Not So Different
Smart Machines
Cognitive Iconology
Ian Verstegen’s Cognitive Iconology is “a roadmap for a new kind of psychology of art” (170). The Introduction, six chapters, and Conclusion are beautifully illustrated and replete with documentati
Cooperation and Its Evolution
Cooperation and Its Evolution captures the quality of contemporary scholarship on cooperation. The Introduction by the editors, Kim Sterelny, Richard Joyce, Brett Calcott, and Ben Fraser and twenty
Thinking Animals
Plato's Camera
Animating the Unconscious
"Animating the Unconscious: Desire, Sexuality and Animation." The European Legacy, 21(1), pp. 117–118
The Cinema of Michael Haneke
Science on Stage
The Silent Epidemic
"The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health." The European Legacy, 20(1), p. 96
Aesthetic Genesis
Jeff Mitscherling begins Aesthetic Genesis by asking “what might happen to us when we walk by a painting[?]” He answers: “We catch sight of it. It tantalizes and teases us. It tempts us. It’s irres
The Cognitive Science of Science
Politics and Neo-Darwinism
Content and Consciousness
Animal Thinking
A prefatory note by Julia Lupp, Program Director of the Ernst Strungmann Forum, describes Animal Thinking’s evolution. Preliminary discussions by the Forum’s Board provoked Randolf Menzel and Julia
Social Neuroscience
Zoopolis
Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka assert that animal advocacy has hit “roadblocks to progressive change” (1) due to inadequate “moral frameworks: a ‘welfarist’ approach, an ‘ecological’ approach, and
Not So Different
Hydra's Ghost
Postmodernism as Folklore in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema
(1993). Postmodernism as Folklore in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema. Rethinking Marxism: Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 25-45
Desmond'sHuxley
Huxley: The Devil's Disciple, vol. 1. By Adrian Desmond (London: Michael Joseph, 1994) xvii + 475 pp. £20.00 cloth. Huxley: Evolution's High Priest, vol. 2. By Adrian Desmond (London: Michael Joseph, 1997) xiv + 370 pp. £27.00 cloth
Our Enlightenment
Memories Are Made of This
Struggle in The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
Research Article| August 01 2003 Struggle in The Structure of Evolutionary Theory Stanley Shostak Stanley Shostak Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google boundary 2 (2003) 30 (3): 213–239. https://doi.org/10.1215/01903659-30-3-213 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site C…
The Evolution of Death
All those elderly people – where do they all come from
The Cauldron Called Cognitive Science
Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science, Two-Volume Set. By Margaret A. Boden (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006). Volume 1: xlviii + 700 pp; Volume 2: xiii + 901 pp. [701–1631] $280.00 cloth
The Animal Rights Debate
The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation. By Gary L. Francione and Robert Garner (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010), xii + 273 pp. $79.50/£55.00 cloth. Gary L. Francione, distingu
Dna
Three Big Bangs
Nature's Interpreter
"Nature's Interpreter: The Life and Times of Alexander von Humboldt. By Donald McCrory." The European Legacy, 17(7), pp. 960–961
How to Catch a Robot Rat
How to Catch a Robot Rat: When Biology Inspires Innovation. By Agnes Guillot and Jean-Arcady Meyer. Translated by Susan Emanuel (Cambridge, MA: MIT University Press, 2010), xiii + 226 pp. $29.95 cl
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
The Simple Science of Flight
By Henk Tennekes (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2009), xii + 201 pp. $22.05/£15.95 paper. Kudos to MIT Press for publishing the revitalized and rejuvenated (cf. xii) edition of The Simple Science of Fl
Respect for Nature
Twenty-five years ago, Paul Taylor probed principles for giving “wildlife...a chance to survive alongside the works of human culture” (299) and bringing “human civilization...into harmony with natu
Braintrust
The Theory That Would Not Die
"The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy." The European Legacy, 18(7), pp. 965–966
Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Science
By Hermann Weyl. Translated by Olaf Helmer (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1949, 2009), xvii +311 pp. $19.95/£27.95 paper.The reprinting of Hermann Weyl’s Philosophy of Mathematics and
Developing a Talent for Science
Ritset Jansen’s Developing a Talent for Science is a self-help book for those bound for or already bonded to “that special type of organization called a university” (1), plus managers, administrato
The Cognitive Science of Science
Politics and Neo-Darwinism
Content and Consciousness
Animal Thinking
A prefatory note by Julia Lupp, Program Director of the Ernst Strungmann Forum, describes Animal Thinking’s evolution. Preliminary discussions by the Forum’s Board provoked Randolf Menzel and Julia
Social Neuroscience
Philosophy (22 obras) · Epistemology (14 obras) · Sociology (14 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Art (9 obras) · Environmental ethics (9 obras) · Art history (7 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Computer Science (6 obras) · History (6 obras)