analysis of social relations emphasizing communications and evolutionary psychology
In the Decameron, Neifile and Filostrato joust about wolves and sheep / men and women guiding the brigata. A bad metaphor and antagonism obscures truth. … Read the post bad metaphor: Neifile and Filostrato on wolves and sheep
Men’s larger physical size relative to women gives men a social disadvantage in voice pitch. That’s particularly significant in modern human society. … Read the post physical size and voice pitch: biology of physical versus social advantage
Cosmopolitan literary ambition encompassing Arabic literature best explains Moriuht, Runaway Monk, Jezebel, and Semiramis written in 11th-century Rouen. … Read the post Baghdad to Rouen of Moriuht: Warner’s cosmopolitan literary ambition
In Boccaccio’s Decameron, the story of Madonna Filippa sets up moralizing formalists and ridicules them. Many readers have added to the joke. … Read the post Madonna Filippa ridiculed moralizing formalists
The coding bandwidth of humpback whale songs is roughly fifty times less than the coding bandwidth required to communicate spoken English. … Read the post human vocal communication and humpback whale songs