Author Archives: Aya Katz

About Aya Katz

Aya Katz is the administrator of Pubwages. When she is not busy administering, she sometimes also writes posts like a regular user.

The Restatement of Commercial Chastity

This article was first published in the Inverted-A Horn in 2008.

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Do Humans (or Chimps) have a Language Acquisition Device?

When I started Project Bow, one of the purposes of showing that chimpanzees could learn language was to explore the question of the so-called language acquisition device. If a chimpanzee uses human language effectively to communicate, does this imply that … Continue reading

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Why Use Statistics When Probability Will Do?

Last night I gave a presentation on Project Bow, an ape language research project, and what issues concerning rigorous proof were presented by spontaneous and non-replicable results. Modern scientific research, especially in the social sciences, relies on aggregated data which … Continue reading

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How We Judge Metrical Poetry: Inverted-A Horn Submissions Guidelines

Updated on February 12, 2012 Aya Katz  moreContact Author Meter in Poetry — Wikipedia Article Meter (poetry) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia How can you tell if something is good? In the case of poetry, aren’t all standards of evaluation strictly … Continue reading

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Reviewing “Thinking Ape”

This past Friday, I reviewed the YouTube Channel called “Thinking-Ape.” In doing so, I dredged up a few of my old articles on Neoteny, Dominance and Women’s Suffrage in New Jersey. My Old Neoteny Article Developmental Delay as the Primary … Continue reading

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Another Reading of Pollyanna

Pollyanna is an immensely popular children’s book by author Eleanor H. Porter. It was published in 1913. The word Pollyanna has been added to the English lexicon to describe an unusually optimistic person. Most people use this term in a … Continue reading

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Kate Gladstone on the Writing Systems of Africa

On November 3, 2023, handwriting expert Kate Gladstone gave a presentation on the writing systems of Africa. The livestream is part of the “Interviews with Aya Katz” podcast. The slide presentation in the video includes the following images.

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Interview with Howard Andrew Jones author of LORD OF A SHATTERED LAND

On June 9, 2023 I interviewed Howard Andrew Jones, author of Lord of a Shattered Land, coming out from Baen Books this August. Lord of a Shattered Land is part of a series, known as the Hanuvar Chronicles. Book Description: … Continue reading

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Interview with Professor Kevin D. Hunt

Our guest on the livestream on May 19, 2023 was Kevin D. Hunt, Professor of Anthropology at IU in Bloomington, Indiana. He has been studying chimpanzees at Semliki for a number of years. Professor Hunt links specific anatomical features in … Continue reading

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Review: Calvin the Coolest President

Calvin the Coolest President is a children’s book written and illustrated by the husband and wife writing team of Austin and Stephanie Petersen. Recently I had the opportunity to interview both authors on my livestream. A picture book about the … Continue reading

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