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Stephen Budiansky was born on 3 March, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American writer, historian, and biographer. Discover Stephen Budiansky's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Occupation Writer, historian and biographer
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 3 March 1957
Birthday 3 March
Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1926

He subsequently collaborated with Tim Foley, the 26th director of the United States Marine Band, on a scholarly article further exploring the problem and recommending solutions.

Budiansky is a staunch critic of animal rights and has defended animal agriculture.

He has said that he disagrees with animal rights on "moral, biological, social, legal, philosophical, evolutionary, and aesthetic grounds".

He supports fox hunting and is a member of the Loudoun Hunt Club.

1957

Stephen Budiansky (born March 3, 1957) is an American writer, historian and biographer, best known for his books on animal behaviour and his criticism of animal rights.

He is also the author of a number of scholarly publications about the history of cryptography, military and intelligence history, and music.

Stephen Budiansky was born on March 3, 1957, in Boston, the son of Bernard Budiansky, who was a professor of structural mechanics at Harvard University.

He grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, and graduated from Lexington High School.

1978

He graduated with a B.S. in chemistry at Yale University in 1978 and an M.S. in applied mathematics at Harvard University in 1979.

1979

From 1979 to 1982 he was a magazine editor and radio producer at the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C. He was editor for the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology and was the producer for the Society’s radio show Man and Molecules.

Budiansky joined the staff of the science journal Nature as Washington correspondent and later served as its Washington editor.

1982

He married Martha Polkey in 1982; they have a daughter and a son.

1985

In 1985–86 he was a Congressional Fellow at the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, where he co-authored a study of advanced conventional weapons technologies as a means for reducing NATO's reliance on nuclear deterrence.

1986

In 1986 Budiansky joined the staff of U.S. News & World Report, where he worked for twelve years in a variety of writing and editing positions, covering science and national security issues.

He ultimately served as the magazine's deputy editor, the No. 3 editorial position.

After leaving U.S. News, Budiansky criticized its college and university rankings.

1998

Since 1998, Budiansky has been a full-time author and freelance contributor to publications including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Economist.

His writing has focused on three main areas: intellectual biography; military history; and the evolution and behavior of domesticated animals.

In 1998, Budiansky's authored If a Lion Could Talk: Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of Consciousness a critical look at experimental research on animal cognition.

In it he denies animal consciousness and also speculates that animals might not feel pain.

Budiansky contends that animals lack consciousness because they do not have language and has stated that "whether or not languages causes consciousness, language is so intimately tied to consciousness that the two seem inseparable".

Budiansky explains animal behaviour through a neo-Darwinian perspective as associative learning and evolutionary adaptation for survival.

He argues that animals do not deserve equal consideration because unlike humans they do not have moral agency.

Biologist Jerry Coyne negatively reviewed the book, noting that "the main problems with Budiansky's own conclusions are clear to those familiar with the scientific literature. The author makes seemingly devastating and unrebutted attacks on experiments, but in reality many of these studies seem quite credible."

Philosopher Jerry Fodor gave the book a mixed review, claiming it is easy to read and well researched but taking issue with Budiansky for trying to explain cases of animal intelligence by associative learning.

Fodor remarked that it is "primarily his passion for Morgan's Canon that turns Budiansky's book into an obsessive hunt for flaws in arguments or experiments that suggest that animals might be smart."

Budiansky in his book The Covenant of the Wild argues that domestication of animals is not an act of exploitation but an evolutionary strategy that has benefited animals and humans.

The book has been described as an attempt to discredit animal rights and the environmental movement.

Palaeontologist Niles Eldredge negatively reviewed much of The Covenant of the Wild, noting that many of Budiansky's arguments convey a false message and were driven by emotion.

Eldredge suggested that Budiansky lacks knowledge about evolutionary biology, as he confused artificial selection with natural selection and criticized the book for lumping together the animal rights movement with conservationist concerns about species extinction.

Eldredge concluded that "conservationists are not teary-eyed sentimentalists or folks who want to return to some fantasy of a pristine natural state, as Budiansky strives so mightily to convince us."

Budiansky's idea that domestication originated through an "animal contract" with humans has been described as "successfully discredited".

Budiansky authored The Nature of Horses, which received positive reviews.

Palaeontologist Christine Janis praised Budiansky for his personal interest in horses and recommended the book as suitable for an undergraduate seminar.

Janis suggested that "the book presents excellent coverage of recent scientific discoveries and ideas that concern horses, written for both the layperson and The Scientist".

Stephen Budiansky lives on a small farm in Loudoun County, Virginia.

2005

His 2005 article "The Kids Play Great. But That Music..."

in The Washington Post on the poor quality of school-music repertoire generated considerable attention and controversy among music educators and composers.

2007

From 2007 to 2008 he was the editor of World War II magazine, where he oversaw a complete redesign and brought in well-known writers and historians to contribute to the publication.

He is also a member of the editorial board of Cryptologia, the scholarly journal of codes and codebreaking.