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The Science Behind Relationships; Humans Media explores the basis of our attraction, contempt, why we do what we do and to whom we do it.
Don't Panic! It's Just Life.
I wonder who decided on the tones that emanate from the medical equipment in hospital rooms? One particular eerie melody disrupts my spirit, leaving me on edge. "Do-deedo-dodo. Do-deedo-dodo." I'm certain it was playing when I was comatose-- a forgotten memory only to emerge when my ear catches that robotic song.
By Robin Jessie-Green4 years ago in Humans
Evolution: The Slow Life Hypothesis and It’s Applicability (or Not) In Human Beings
What is the Slow Life Hypothesis? Greatly simplified one aspect of the slow life hypothesis (itself an aspect of evolutionary life history theory) of evolutionary biology. says that as resources become more and more abundant species adapt/evolve a strategy of delayed maturation and take longer and longer to reach sexual maturity. A corollary of the theory suggests that these species take longer and longer to reach social maturity as well, and often display adolescent or even pre-adolescent behaviors at ages that were once considered hallmarks of adulthood. Finally, the theory also postulates that these species become more and more risk averse and tend to favor long term survival strategies over those that may deliver big rewards in the short term but are high risk. There is (limited) evidence for each aspect of the theory as described above in various animal species. The first postulate is by far the most well studied and the (only?) for which direct evidence has been published. The question I wish to address is if this hypothesis also applies to human beings, and, if so, what might the implications be for our long term survival as a a species. (Philosophers of science will no doubt take issue with the appropriateness of my usage of the terms hypothesis and theory in this post. I tend to go back and forth between the two suggesting an equivalence where there is only a relationship. My selection of the use of either term was based on what sounded better at the time and I am happy with the final result of my choices.)
By Everyday Junglist4 years ago in Humans
The Robots that Fight Cancer
In Spring of 2014, I fell in love with robots. I remember the exact moment that it happened. I was studying an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and I had the excellent opportunity to work as an intern for the iRobot Corporation. Towards the end of the semester, another intern and I were sent down to Cape Canaveral with one of iRobot’s directors to represent the company at a robotics convention. We were there for a few days, and most of the time the director had other responsibilities, so the two of us were left in charge of the booth.
By Matt Spaziani4 years ago in Humans
Birds, Bees, and Inclusive Taxonomy
This article was written by Corey Batson and originally published in The Particle on 9/7/2021. This week, I have been studying honeybees for work. They’re fascinating insects that play such important roles in our modern lives. Admittedly, I haven’t learned much about bees since 8th grade biology, so most of the information was practically new to me and made it even more fascinating. For instance, I knew that bees danced in order to communicate, but I was completely unaware that we knew how to translate that dance precisely!
By The Particle Publication4 years ago in Humans
Your Electrical Body's Electrical Nutrition
MORTAGY RASHED Although there is immense potential in the realm of nutrition to reverse our society's current health crisis and raise our general healthspan, the healthcare sector, as well as food supplement firms, do not comprehend the fundamental causes of disease or the true nature of the human body.
By Mortagy Rashed4 years ago in Humans
Airstrip One vs. America in 2020
Airstrip One, the fictionalized version of London, in George Orwell's provoking novel - 1984, is staggeringly similar to the America we know in 2020. It is inarguable that this year is one of the most unique, appalling, and critical periods of time that anyone alive has ever experienced. Due to many reasons, and a significant contributor being the COVID-19 pandemic, societies have faced momentous loss, hardship, and consequence. However, that is not all. 2020 America has come to many profound realizations of critical societal issues, holes in the technology system, social constructs, and law & order across the board. All of which fall under gargantuan sectors of how a first-world country functions.
By Jordan Craft4 years ago in Humans
How buying a house saved my life
As 2021 began in the UK the government made it a touch easier to get on the housing ladder, or for those on it, easier to move up it; the reason boiled down to the global pandemic, trying to build both trust and security. For my partner and I, we had planned to have a big move in 2022 the government initiative however pushed that forward by a year.
By Spencer Hawken4 years ago in Humans
Subconscious Activities
Humans have amazing abilities to do things subconsciously. The patterns of repetitive actions are stored in our brain and are carried out automatically when required. Breathing, one of the most important things to keep us alive, is another of the subconscious task we perform. But as soon as we realize that we are breathing subconsciously i.e. without thinking, without doing it, we start trying to control it.
By Sayeed Afridi4 years ago in Humans
