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Do you believe in the survival of the fittest or the strong?
The fitter is a kind of strong. Edward O. Wilson, in Genes, Mind, and Culture: The Process of CoEvolution, argues that there are powerful impediments to the development of higher cognitive functions, and that for most species the benefit function is always enhanced by the implementation of a single evolutionary strategy. Humans, on the other hand, experience enough contingencies, as evidenced by the explosion of brain size (see my article). The surge in brain volume reflects an increase in neurons, which i
By zhangsong4 years ago in FYI
Important Skills For The Apocalypse
Today, we live in a fast pace replaceable world. Nothing seems to last longer than a few days, but we as a society have grown accustomed to this. Why take care of things when we can replace them just as fast as we bought them? You can order just about anything you could think of online, and have it on your doorstep by nightfall the next day. Many people forget that this luxurious on-demand lifestyle could end in a blink of an eye. Here are some skills that’ll be useful in the apocalypse that many of us forgot how to do.
By M.L. Lewis4 years ago in FYI
Personal experience of playing the game of six mangoes
In fact, just know this game when I have no interest, six mangoes I first contact is to play the tarot when the search five mangoes inadvertently glimpsed, the results of the recent online brush to a lot, gradually suddenly want to try.
By Eamonn Davies4 years ago in FYI
Violet Jessop, the Titanic Passenger Who Cheated Death Four Times
In the 1900s, travelling by sea was hugely popular. Then, the waters were as congested as the skies are today. One company producing liners for these travels was the White Star Line.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in FYI
Tesla-A genius who changed the world
Imagine being able to transmit wireless energy all over the world and that too for free. Or imagine having the power of fabrication of your project just in your imagination without any pen or paper. These are some of the many things that give you an idea about a man ahead of his time, Nikola Tesla.
By Tanvir Rahman Imu4 years ago in FYI
The Ridgeway Ghost of Wisconsin
It's one of the few ghosts throughout the history of the world rumored to have killed the living. It haunts U.S. Route 151 between Dodgeville and Blue Mounds, a roughly twenty-mile stretch of road lined primarily by farmland.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in FYI
The Holocaust
The Holocaust Go back in time and take some further insight about the brutal, horrendous, holocaust. The Holocaust -also known as shoah- was located in Poland and Germany. This took place from the year 1941 to the year 1945. The hardships, however, did not end there; after the Holocaust took place there was still a need for food and homes. The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews in World War Two. Just a couple of the many people involved were the Jews, Nazis, Germans, Polish, and English. The Nazis were against the Jews and killed around 6 million Jews. Not only that but they killed a significant amount of other people who were caring for, and hiding wanted Jews. The English and Russians were the people who helped kill the Nazis. Some of the Polish people wanted to help the Jews and kill or hurt Nazis; others, wanted the Jews dead, and others just wanted their life back to normal.
By Eva4 years ago in FYI
Neuroscience | magical dopamine！
Let me talk about loneliness from a neuroscientific point of view. Imagine these three scenarios: · A child who has just arrived at a new high school eats lunch in a box alone with the laughter of his classmates;
By Baron4 years ago in FYI
What Are Kiss Cut Stickers
Chances are, you will have come across kiss cut stickers on countless occasions over the years. They have been a staple on the scene for generations, used by millions of businesses of all shapes and sizes.
By Craig Upton4 years ago in FYI
A Few Words about the Name Gen X
I was recently at a seminar about Gen Z, aka the Zoomers, what they value, and the amazing impact they're already having on the world. It made me wonder today if anyone remembers why my generation is called Generation X. It's a reason I'm rather proud of.
By Gene Lass4 years ago in FYI
Won't fight? Giant rats found alive in south Atlantic eating a one-meter albatross!
Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the most remote volcanic Island on Earth, about 3,000 kilometers off the southwest coast of South Africa, is one of Britain's overseas territories. With annual rainfall of up to 3 meters, the island is lush and rich in food. As the only land in the vast ocean with a radius of thousands of miles, it is a paradise for seabirds to nest and breed. Every year, about 8 million seabirds of 24 different species come to Gough Island to nest and breed. Thalassarche Chlororhynchos, Diomedea Dabbenena, the endangered Albatross and The Atlantic petrel are among the species, but the islands are experiencing a snake swallowing an elephant.
By Nares Lapoiya4 years ago in FYI
Does a sawfish cut a man in half? Knife-sharp "shark swords" sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars each
In the ocean full of mystery, there are a lot of strange water creatures, one of them is a fish, because of the appearance of strange, and human attention, it is sawfish. Although saw rays look a bit like sharks, they are actually rays.
By Nares Lapoiya4 years ago in FYI