Christopher X J. Jensen
Professor, Pratt Institute

Molly H. Adams earns top honors from the Critical and Visual Studies program

Posted 11 May 2012 / 0

Me with Molly and B. Ricardo Brown (coordinator of the Critical and Visual Studies program) at Pratt’s Honors Convocation I am proud to report that a student who I have both taught and mentored, Molly H. Adams, has won top honors for both her exceptional academic work and the production of an exemplary thesis. Along Read More

Anthropogenic Change, Biomes, Conservation Biology, Critical and Visual Studies program, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Justice, Ethics, Mentoring, Pratt Institute

I knew that dog was watching me: Jennifer Verdolin confirms my worst fears

Posted 11 May 2012 / 0

Scientific American Blogs “The Art of Eavesdropping: Nature’s Silent Sniffers, Watchers and Listeners”  

A Minor Post, Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Canids, Web

If you don’t think that culture can make us do maladaptive things, check out “trepanning”

Posted 11 May 2012 / 0

Scientific American Images of the Week “Guns in Ancient Egypt and Nubia?“

A Minor Post, Cultural Evolution, Memetic Fitness, Web

Richard Sennett’s “Together” explores the history of cooperative rituals

Posted 10 May 2012 / 0

Yale University Press “Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation“

A Minor Post, Articles, Behavior, Cooperation, Political Science

National Academies Press releases proceedings for “Cooperation and Conflict” colloquium

Posted 10 May 2012 / 0

The National Academies Press “In the Light of Evolution V: Cooperation and Conflict”

A Minor Post, Conferences, Cooperation

“Open Yale” course provides the fundamentals of Game Theory for free

Posted 10 May 2012 / 0

Open Yale courses “Econ 159: Game Theory“

A Minor Post, Game Theory, Higher Education

Is the sustainability movement too eco-centric?

Posted 10 May 2012 / 0

The Chronicle of Higher Education “Campus Sustainability: It’s About People” Think about it: the civil rights movement and the environmentalist movements were born in the same era. Which has accomplished more in the last fifty years?

A Minor Post, Articles, Sustainability

John Horgan reviews Robert Trivers’ “The Folly of Fools”

Posted 09 May 2012 / 0

The New York Times “Why We Lie“

A Minor Post, Articles, Behavior, Communication, Human Evolution

James K. Galbraith makes the connection between debt policy and social stability

Posted 09 May 2012 / 0

The Brian Lehrer Show “Inequality and Stability” As I have suggested in previous posts, debt has the potential to destabilize societies.

A Minor Post, Ethics, Political Science, Public Policy, Radio & Podcasts, System Stability, System Stability

BBC covers the up side of the North Pacific plastic “garbage patch”

Posted 09 May 2012 / 0

BBC News “Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste” Two unsurprising findings here: The amount of plastic garbage in the ocean has dramatically increased over the past 40 years; and Some organisms are going to utilize this new resource to their advantage.  

A Minor Post, Adaptation, Marine Ecosystems, Pollution, Web
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