Comments on: Size does matter http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: knowing citizen http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-47490 knowing citizen Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:19:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-47490 <p>moby in this case actually stands for mo be in my pocket (meaning money). this man no more cares for those dolphins than he does world peace. he received a grant in the amount of 3 million dollars which he has spent on things that have nothing to do with dolphins. like a large salary for his daughter who does nothing with dolphins. he continues to receive taxpayer dollars for dolphin research and he has no dolphins to research. all the dolphins from marine life are now in the bahamas at paradise island resort. i would suggest you write to your congressman as i have and find out why he is still getting our hard earned tax dollars for research he has no way of performing.</p> moby in this case actually stands for mo be in my pocket (meaning money). this man no more cares for those dolphins than he does world peace. he received a grant in the amount of 3 million dollars which he has spent on things that have nothing to do with dolphins. like a large salary for his daughter who does nothing with dolphins. he continues to receive taxpayer dollars for dolphin research and he has no dolphins to research. all the dolphins from marine life are now in the bahamas at paradise island resort. i would suggest you write to your congressman as i have and find out why he is still getting our hard earned tax dollars for research he has no way of performing.

]]> By: Saheli http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26807 Saheli Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:47:06 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26807 <p>YAY!!! That made my day.</p> <p>More dolphin posts, please. :-)!</p> YAY!!! That made my day.

More dolphin posts, please. :-) !

]]> By: Angie http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26800 Angie Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:28:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26800 <blockquote>Is brain weight really a direct measure of intelligence?</blockquote> <p>Hell no. Females have smaller brain mass but obviously higher intelligence. hee hee. Just kidding... sort of...</p> <blockquote>Oh, and I should specify that this DOES NOT APPLY when comparing members of the same species.</blockquote> <p>There you go.</p> <blockquote>George Bush doesn't care about bottlenose dolphins.</blockquote> <p>Unless they're one of those <a href="http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/B84336D57E281EB580256D0300464287">super-secret-military-attack dolphins.</a></p> Is brain weight really a direct measure of intelligence?

Hell no. Females have smaller brain mass but obviously higher intelligence. hee hee. Just kidding… sort of…

Oh, and I should specify that this DOES NOT APPLY when comparing members of the same species.

There you go.

George Bush doesn’t care about bottlenose dolphins.

Unless they’re one of those super-secret-military-attack dolphins.

]]> By: brimful http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26799 brimful Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:27:22 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26799 <p>Sorry, don't know quite why my post got mussed. Above the slope is EQ>1, below is EQ<1. Distance above or below the slope measures intelligence. EQ takes into account certain neurological differences, which corrects for just using the body weight-brain weight ratio as the measure.</p> <p>Now I'm done. ;)</p> Sorry, don’t know quite why my post got mussed. Above the slope is EQ>1, below is EQ<1. Distance above or below the slope measures intelligence. EQ takes into account certain neurological differences, which corrects for just using the body weight-brain weight ratio as the measure.

Now I’m done. ;)

]]> By: brimful http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26798 brimful Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:24:04 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26798 <p>Ah, thanks, Abhi... from the cited webpage, it seems that the solid black line refers to Encephalization Quotient (EQ), and it's the distance from that line (above is EQ>1, below is EQ<1) that best measures intelligence. Body weight ratio is included, but the EQ takes other neurological differences into account.</p> <p>Alright, that's about all the graphs/math I can manage. I need to watch some Locke to counteract this. Maybe the dolphins will rescue Sawyer. :)</p> Ah, thanks, Abhi… from the cited webpage, it seems that the solid black line refers to Encephalization Quotient (EQ), and it’s the distance from that line (above is EQ>1, below is EQ<1) that best measures intelligence. Body weight ratio is included, but the EQ takes other neurological differences into account.

Alright, that’s about all the graphs/math I can manage. I need to watch some Locke to counteract this. Maybe the dolphins will rescue Sawyer. :)

]]> By: Abhi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26794 Abhi Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:07:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26794 <p>Oh, and I should specify that this DOES NOT APPLY when comparing members of the same species.</p> Oh, and I should specify that this DOES NOT APPLY when comparing members of the same species.

]]> By: Abhi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26792 Abhi Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:06:26 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26792 <blockquote>Is brain weight really a direct measure of intelligence?</blockquote> <p>Keep in mind that the graph is showing you a ratio: Brain weight vs. body weight. It's relative. I'm sure its not the only factor but its a good approximation. Here is where I got the graph (although I didn't read the page). I've seen a similar graph many times. http://www.robinprior.net/articles/AMI04.html</p> Is brain weight really a direct measure of intelligence?

Keep in mind that the graph is showing you a ratio: Brain weight vs. body weight. It’s relative. I’m sure its not the only factor but its a good approximation. Here is where I got the graph (although I didn’t read the page). I’ve seen a similar graph many times. http://www.robinprior.net/articles/AMI04.html

]]> By: Vick http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26788 Vick Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:57:51 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26788 <p>thanks for this post. it was a good news. I dont think Moby is a punjabi(Mobinder). His last name sounds like Gujju Solanki.</p> thanks for this post. it was a good news. I dont think Moby is a punjabi(Mobinder). His last name sounds like Gujju Solanki.

]]> By: brimful http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26787 brimful Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:57:50 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26787 <p><strong>carnivore</strong>, the joke might not be a new one, but it still causes me to laugh- thanks!</p> <p><strong>Abhi</strong>, this is complete nerdiness, but:</p> <blockquote>The farther to the northwest of the solid central line, the more intelligent the creature. </blockquote> <p>Is brain weight really a direct measure of intelligence? Seems a bit suspect. I know I should probably go look this up, but I'd rather bug you instead. :)</p> carnivore, the joke might not be a new one, but it still causes me to laugh- thanks!

Abhi, this is complete nerdiness, but:

The farther to the northwest of the solid central line, the more intelligent the creature.

Is brain weight really a direct measure of intelligence? Seems a bit suspect. I know I should probably go look this up, but I’d rather bug you instead. :)

]]> By: carnivore http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/09/21/size_does_matte_1/comment-page-1/#comment-26784 carnivore Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:47:05 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2259#comment-26784 <p>George Bush doesn't care about bottlenose dolphins.</p> George Bush doesn’t care about bottlenose dolphins.

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