Geoffrey Miller

Animal Instincts: Q&A With Geoffrey Miller

Women's Wear Daily (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Geoffrey Miller believes sex is a primary basis for how consumers decide what to buy.

Ryan Newman Blasts NASCAR After Flip

The FanHouse - Wisconsin Basketball (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Ryan Newman , Talladega Superspeedway , NASCAR Crashes , NASCAR Videos , Sprint Cup Ryan Newman left Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday obviously sore and presumably irritated after flipping violently in a late-race crash near the end of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' AMP Energy 500. Newman, who was uninjured, was trapped in the car for several minutes as...

Allmendinger Deserves DWI Suspension

The FanHouse - Maryland Basketball (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: A.J. Allmendinger , Sprint Cup NASCAR and Richard Petty Motorsports look a little more spineless today. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver A.J. Allmendinger was arrested for DWI early Thursday morning in Mooresville, N.C., after being pulled over and blowing a .08 on a Breathalyzer test -- the legal limit for intoxication in the state. Cited for a misdemeanor,...

FanHouse Warmup: Tums 500

The FanHouse - Navy Football (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Jeff Gordon , Jimmie Johnson , Mark Martin , Ryan Newman , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Sprint Cup The Essentials Race: Tums 500 Where: Martinsville Speedway Time: Sunday 1:30 p.m. EST TV/Radio: ABC, MRN Radio Twitter: Updates @ FanHouseRacing Forecast: Mostly sunny, High 60s Distance: 500 laps (263 miles) Pole Winner: Ryan Newman 2008 Winner: Jimmie Johnson...

The arcs of evolutionary genetics always cross back

Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009

... upon women, they may also offer women a salvation from plagues. The evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller constructs a speculative illustration of this principle in The Mating Mind , while the behavioral ecologist Bobbi S. Low reports on more concrete cases in Why Sex Matters . Why patriarchy? One might have to the pathogens which inevitability threaten to turn into the bane of...

Pun of the day

Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009

In reference to the frequent texts from Helen Clark to her former colleagues, Geoffrey Miller e-mails me the following: National uses Crosby Textor. Labour uses Clarky Texter. Heh, very good. Tags: Crosby/Textor, Helen Clark

FanHouse Warmup: Banking 500

The FanHouse - Syracuse Football (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Carl Edwards , Jeff Burton , Jimmie Johnson , Lowes Motor Speedway , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Camping World Truck Series The Essentials Race: NASCAR Banking 500 Where: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. Time: Saturday 7:30 p.m./EST TV/Radio: ABC, PRN Radio Twitter: Updates @ FanHouseRacing Forecast: Mostly cloudy, 40s, 20% rain Distance: 334 laps (500.1...

Let's Face It: Johnson Is Unstoppable

The FanHouse - Texas Basketball (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Jeff Gordon , Jimmie Johnson , Juan Pablo Montoya , Mark Martin , Tony Stewart , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Sprint Cup Jeff Gordon gave Jimmie Johnson a handshake in victory lane to congratulate his teammate on yet another win, but really, it just symbolized what most NASCAR fans have to be fearing -- it's time to throw in the towel yet again at the feet...

NASCAR Start Times Uniform in 2010

The FanHouse - Denver Broncos (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway , NASCAR Media Watch , Sprint Cup Beginning with the 2010 Daytona 500 , NASCAR fans won't have to deal with much variation in terms of start times for Sprint Cup races. NASCAR and its three television broadcast partners announced Wednesday that they are moving to a uniform -- and often earlier -- drop of the green flag for races...

Ambulance Driver Holds onto His Licence & Stays on The Roads...

Phil’s blog. (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009

... for these offences would mean he would be at high risk of redundancy. Motor offence specialists, Geoffrey Miller Solicitors made sure this didn’t happen and reduced the charge to contravening a one way sign which carries only 3 points. At the time of the offence, Avtar had a clean licence and as part of his employment contract, had his licence is checked each year. On the day...

Gordon, Stewart Make Gains in Chase

The FanHouse - Detroit Lions (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Jeff Gordon , Tony Stewart , Chase for the Sprint Cup They aren't in great shape yet, but they certainly put themselves in position to compete. Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon finished 1-2 Sunday at Kansas Speedway, showing a rebound for both teams after less-than-desirable results in the first two races of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format....

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*The Invention of Lying*

Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009

... of the origins of religion, a portrait of how the world would look if no one signaled, a redo of Geoffrey Miller on The Mating Mind , and hints at the idea of ESS. It's a "remarkably radical comedy" (Ebert) and the gushy parts have hidden venom.

Calling Out a Modest Jimmie Johnson

The FanHouse - Chicago Bears (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Sprint Cup , Hendrick Motorsports A news conference on Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway told you everything you need to know about Jimmie Johnson . The three-time reigning Sprint Cup champion was asked about the prospects of winning seven NASCAR Sprint Cup titles -- the number, of course, that Dale Earnhardt...

Johnson Serves Title Notice at Dover

The FanHouse - Minnesota Vikings (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Mark Martin , Chase for the Sprint Cup , Sprint Cup It took just 3 hours, 24 minutes and 20 seconds of racing action Sunday at Dover International Speedway to allow "Superman" to reassert his dominance over NASCAR Sprint Cup racing. Jimmie Johnson pounded the field around the concrete one-mile oval for his fifth career win and...

Joey Logano OK After Wild Dover Crash

The FanHouse - LSU Basketball (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009

by Geoffrey Miller Filed under: NASCAR Videos , Sprint Cup , Joe Gibbs Racing , Joey Logano NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano walked away unscathed from a nasty, tumbling crash on Lap 31 of Sunday's AAA 300 at Dover International Speedway. Logano, 19, walked away from the crash startled and later called it the "wildest ride" that he's ever been on. Joey Logano OK After Wild...