Genetics is now a very promising field, attractive and attractive. It develops so rapidly and dynamically that people who have devoted years of research to it do not have a great competitive advantage in comparison with newcomers, everything changes hourly, you literally have to “run along with the train.”
Economic inequality is a problem that has accompanied humanity throughout history. We know that it underlies the functioning of the institution of private property. This is the main driving mechanism of capitalism – the social formation in which you and I live. However, the Club of Rome report defines social and material inequality as a global threat. So what is the right way to deal with inequality?
The man himself called himself “reasonable”, believing that it is reason that distinguishes him from the “lesser brothers”. But, the further science advances in the study of the cognitive characteristics of animals, the more it becomes convinced of the existence of some biological foundations of human consciousness and thinking
A neural network, in comparison to a living person, in a real communication situation has only one drawback — it is not capable yet of giving quantitative arguments in a dispute, defending its position. But, apparently, this disadvantage is not going to last for a long time …
In science and public consciousness, the idea has taken hold that the disappearance of outlandish representatives of prehistoric megafauna at the end of the last Ice Age is associated with the resettlement of primitive people around the world and their intense hunting. A recently published study claims that the disappearance of woolly rhinos could have another cause – climate change
Not all of our contacts with other people are equal. How does our social circle develop in general? To what extent does the circle of contacts determine our well-being, success, and even health? How many and what kind of acquaintances do we need? Let’s find out how sociologists answer these questions.
On October 28, Mark Zuckerberg officially announced the renaming of Facebook to Meta. According to the founder of the social network, he wants his brainchild to be positioned from now on as a virtual “meta-universe” where all existing technologies and devices are combined. Conspiracy theorists don’t know whether Zuckerberg tells the truth, or whether the renaming has some other hidden reasons.
Getting a person out of depression now, as it was a thousand years ago, is not such an easy task. There are various available treatments, but all they are time consuming. Therefore, people living in the age of speed rarely seek help.
Daylight hours are gradually decreasing, things are moving towards winter, the sky is grey, but the leaves of the trees are painted in the most fantastic colors… We unconsciously understand that together with nature we are becoming some kind of “different”. But why is it happening? How does our body react to seasonal fluctuations?
It is obvious that the coronavirus epidemic has caused dramatic global changes in the life of mankind. It is in general human nature to be wary of any changes. Therefore, the consequences of the coronavirus crisis are generally assessed negatively. However, is everything so easy? Are viruses and bacteria really the enemies of humanity that must be exterminated?
Analysis of the patterns of historical and technological development can predict and model the reality in which people are more likely to live.
Lonely people bring their psycho-emotional toxicity to corporate cultures and negatively affect teams, reducing their efficiency and productivity.