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  A comment on Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes

  May 22 2012: Seems compelling, until one does just a little fact checking like this guy has;
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P8mrqELjd8

• A reply on Talk: Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth?

  Sep 13 2011: In the US most favored nation is officially termed "permanent normal trade relations", which is a more adequate term. Regardless of what you call it, India has it as well. Most countries do.
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  A comment on Talk: Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave

  Jun 29 2011: Love this message. I particularly believe one's data should be available to one free of charge.

• A comment on Conversation: LIVE TED Conversation: Join TED Speaker Alice Dreger

  Jun 28 2011: Well thank you for your time. It was interesting.

• A reply on Conversation: LIVE TED Conversation: Join TED Speaker Alice Dreger

  Jun 28 2011: I would guess that the economy is a factor. In times of stress it seems like people react instinctively with more hostility to perceived threats and embrace even the most irrational of ideas if promised rescue. It would be nice if there were a societal equivalent of anti-inflammatories.

• A reply on Conversation: LIVE TED Conversation: Join TED Speaker Alice Dreger

  Jun 28 2011: ? Don't they have roles based on their sex? The sex of any social animal seems to determine its role in several aspects aside from direct reproduction. Unlike us their roles are largely determined by biology and environmental pressure, and so less flexible.. Off the top of my head there's honey bees and hyenas. Perhaps I'm misreading what you mean.

• A reply on Conversation: LIVE TED Conversation: Join TED Speaker Alice Dreger

  Jun 28 2011: I guess it depends on how one defines oppressive. I find mortality and aging terribly oppressive, but a world without either would not necessarily be better and would in its way be more oppressive to some (depending on the hypothetical scenario which brought it about). I don't like all the expectations put upon me as a male in our society. But I am fond of other aspects and I like my body and I like a world full of differences, confusing though it may be sometimes. I look forward not to the elimination of gender, but to the expansion of same (with plenty of neutral spots for those so inclined).
  
  Thanks, by the way, for answering our questions.

• A comment on Conversation: LIVE TED Conversation: Join TED Speaker Alice Dreger

  Jun 28 2011: I've never been a fan of the roles assigned to us according to gender. Not only in regards to employment and child care, but perhaps more fundamentally in regards to relationships. One of the most annoying things to ask a gay couple is "Who wears the pants in the relationship." But it did make things simpler. I have noticed many people feel uncomfortable developing and maintaining relationships now that many of the rules either don't apply or can't be assumed. Do you foresee a new form of social shorthand developing for our more fluid society?
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  A reply on Talk: Honor Harger: A history of the universe in sound

  Jun 25 2011: Did you even watch the video?