Saturday
Feb182012

Jake's Moustache Competition

My good friend Jason won the annual Jake's Moustache Competition. He shaved immediately.

Image shot with my Canon 5D mk I and Sigma 50mm f/1.4 @ ISO 1600.

Wednesday
Dec212011

A Reminder of What Skepticism Is

Brian Dunning has a nice expansion of Michael Shermer's quote that "Skepticism is not a position; it's a process."  Dunning says,

The true meaning of the word skepticism has nothing to do with doubt, disbelief, or negativity. Skepticism is the process of applying reason and critical thinking to determine validity. It's the process of finding a supported conclusion, not the justification of a preconceived conclusion.

Hear, hear.  Read the full post at Skeptoid.

Tuesday
Dec062011

Hypothetical Causes of Suicide Terrorism

These visual literature reviews show all of the causes of suicide terrorism that have been proposed in the literature.  Download high resolution versions in the Publications section.

 

Gibson Suicide Terrorism All Causes

 

 

Gibson Suicide Terrorism Individual Causes

 

 


Gibson Suicide Terrorism Strategic Causes

 

 

Gibson Suicide Terrorism Sociocultural Causes

 

 

 

Tuesday
Dec062011

Hypothetical Treatment of Children in Various Family Formations

I created this table for a manuscript I'm working on.  The way people acquire children determines, in part, how they treat them.  This chart summarizes how these children are hypothetically treated in light of evolutionary theory.  Download a high resolution version in the Publications section.

Gibson2011 Unrelated Kids Treatment

Tuesday
Dec062011

Site Changes

I just made some significant changes to the site.  Most notably, I've consolidated the photoblog and the blog.  I just don't post enough in either to necessitate separate sections.