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The Big Religion Comparison Chart-

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:59:53 GMT

The Big Religion Chart The ReligionFacts "Big Religion Chart" is an attempt to summarize all the complexities of religions and belief systems into tiny little boxes on a single, quick-reference comparison chart. Yes, of course this is impossible. As we always warn with our comparison charts, this is no substitute for reading about religions in greater detail, talking with religious adherents, etc. But this religion comparison chart can (hopefully) be a useful and accessible way to "get the gist" of some unfamiliar groups and compare basic beliefs and practices of the world's religions and beli

The theory of cognitive dissonance

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:31:54 GMT

The theory of cognitive dissonance Summary Cognitive dissonance theory links actions and attitudes. It holds that dissonance is experienced whenever one cognition that a person holds follows from the opposite of at least one other cognition that the person holds. The magnitude of dissonance is directly proportional to the number of discrepant cognitions and inversely proportional to the number of consonant cognitions that a person has. The relative weight of any discrepant or consonant element is a function of its Importance. According to the theory, dissonance is experienced as an uncomfortab

Unfulfilled Religious Prophecies and Messiah Claimants

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:18:33 GMT

Unfulfilled religious prophecies, Jesus and Messiah Claimants This page attempts to list time-specific historical predictions (or prophecy) by claimed prophets or leaders within various churches whose predictions failed to happen. Biblical prophecy is not included, and is dealt with in separate articles. The "prophets" listed here include anyone who has predicted or prophesied about the future within visible religions. It should also be noted that, where the prophesier belonged to religions affiliated to Christianity, the vast majority of Christians have never believed in these extra-Biblical

Extinction Timeline 1950-2050 Our lives changing

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:08:16 GMT

Extinction timeline* 1950-2050 * Existence insignificant beyond this date Sit down breakfasts WW2 John F Kennedy SMALLPOX Elvis BERLIN WALL Communism Soviet Union Exchange controls (UK) Repair shops Phone boxes POST OFFIcES Direct marketing Butchers Free parking WW1 survivors Great Barrier Reef Ties MENDING THINGS KEYS Childhood Reality TV PHYSIcAL NEWSPAPERS Blindness DEATH GOOGLE WW1 Czar Nicholas II Primitive forms of money Manned moon landings SIZE O Libraries Unfenced beaches Static ads CFCs Betamax Kingdom of Greece Space Invaders Studio 54 Sinclair C5 Kurt Cobain George Bus

Geniuses

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:23:38 GMT

Geniuses First off, you may be surprised to find that Albert Einstein is not included on this list. The reason is that I have used a table of IQ estimates for historical geniuses to determine the members and order of this list, and Einstein’s IQ (around 160) did not make the grade. Despite that, he is still the first person to pop in to most people’s minds when thinking of a genius. Having said that, here is a list of the ten greatest geniuses in history. 10. Madame De Stael IQ: 180Wikipedia In full - Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, Baronne (baroness) de Staël-Holstein, byname Madame de Sta

Bizarre Religions and Cults

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:23:21 GMT

Bizarre Religions and Cults around the World Published on 10/25/2007 "Save the Planet, Kill Yourself" The Church of Euthanasia The Church of Euthanasia (CoE) is a dadaist organization started by Rev. Chris Korda in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. According to the church's website, it is "a non-profit educational foundation devoted to restoring balance between Humans and the remaining species on Earth." The CoE uses sermons, music, culture jamming, publicity stunts and direct action combined with an underlying sense of satire and black humor to highlight Earth's unsustai

30 Failed Technology Predictions

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:23:16 GMT

Top 30 Failed Technology Predictions Throughout history man has been making predictions of the future. With the advent of technology, the predictions moved away from religious topics to scientific and technological. Unfortunately for the speakers, many of these failed predictions have been recorded for all future generations to laugh at. Here is a selection of the 30 best. Predictions 1 - 10 1. “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” — Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), maker of big business mainframe computers, arguing

Historical Photographs

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:23:13 GMT

Historical Photographs This is a selection of photographs of some of the most important or famous historical events that have occurred since photography was invented. In 1884, George Eastman developed the technology of film to replace photographic plates, leading to the technology used by film cameras today; nevertheless, many images exist from before that time that we taken via other photographic methods. Click the photographs for a larger view. 1. The First Photograph [France, 1826] Taken by Nicéphore Niépce, this is the first photograph ever taken which still exists. He called his method

Modern Facts About our Brains

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:58:12 GMT

Over the last year we have interviewed a number of leading brain health and fitness scientists and practitioners worldwide to learn about their research and thoughts, and have news to report. What can we say today that we couldn't have said only 10 years ago? That what neuroscience pioneer Santiago Ramon y Cajal claimed in the XX century, "Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor his own brain", may well become reality in the XXI. And influence Education, Health, Training, and Gaming in the process. We have only scratched the surface of what science-based structured cognitive (i.e.

Bad Predictions About Great Inventions

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:21:04 GMT

Bad Predictions about Great Inventions Published on 3/28/2006 Events «We will bury you.» Nikita Krushchev, Soviet Premier, predicting Soviet communism will win over U.S. capitalism, 1958. «Everything that can be invented has been invented.» Charles H. Duell, an official at the US patent office, 1899. «I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone.» Charles Darwin, in the foreword to his book, The Origin of Species, 1869. «Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.» Irving Fisher, economics professor at

Internet Time-line

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:47:45 GMT

Main page | Time-line Part 2 (1970 onwards) | Using the Time-line Internet Time-line Part 1 Before 1970 YEAR 1642 Pascal 1674 Leibniz's machine 1834 Difference engine DESCRIPTION At age 19, Blaise Pascal (France) constructs the first mechanical calculator and offers it for sale. The machine is capable of adding and subtracting. 1642:1 Gottfried Leibniz (Germany) designs a machine for multiplication and division. 1674:1 RELATED THREADS 1647: Leibniz 1642: Pascal 1834: Babbage Charles Babbage, inventor of machine computing, designs a mechanical computer, or "difference engine", assisted by

Chronology of the History of Information. Timeline from 30,000 BCE to 2007

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:41:07 GMT

FROM GUTENBERG TO THE INTERNET TIMELINE. AN ANNOTATED CHRONOLOGY OF THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION FROM ABOUT 30,000 B.C.E. TO THE PRESENT, BY JEREMY M. NORMAN TO FIND A SITUATION COMPARABLE TO THE PRESENT WE NEED TO REVISIT THE LAST GREAT INFORMATION REVOLUTION WHICH TOOK PLACE MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. This timeline is revised and expanded from the timeline available in the printed edition of From Gutenberg to the Internet, and widened greatly in scope. It is a work in progress, continuing the research which I began in the printed book. This is one of an untold number of timelines on th

First Picture From Space 1947

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:56:11 GMT

The First Photo From Space In 1946, rocket-borne cameras gave us our first look at Earth from beyond the atmosphere. On October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw something new and wonderful—the first pictures of Earth as seen from space. The grainy, black-and-white photos were taken from an altitude of 65 miles by a 35millimeter motion picture camera riding on a V-2 missile launched from the White Sands Missile Range. Snapping a new frame every second an

A Day in the Life of Homo Sapiens Globalus - year 2026

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:56:05 GMT

A Day in the Life of Homo Sapiens Globalus Address by Krzysztof Rybiński, Deputy President of the National Bank of Poland 11th Teleinformatics Forum 21 September 2006, Legionowo Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, I would like to present a vision of the citizen of the world in the year 2026. Homo sapiens globalus will be found almost everywhere on the globe, and his traits will be identified by his ability to capture the benefits brought by the global financial market, global labour market, and global knowledge market. He will work, obtain information, establish and foster his professional relati

2006 World Household Wealth Distribution

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:56:02 GMT

World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University World Distribution of Household Wealth James Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks and Edward Wolff 5 December 2006 Foreign Press Association, London United Nations Secretariat, New York *Objective of study: To estimate the world distribution of household wealth across individuals, countries and regions • • wealth = real property + financial assets – debts results are for year 2000 • compared across countries using exchange rates or PPP • global wealth distribution for adult population *Es

Hot and Cold Emotions Make Us Poor Judges

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:55:31 GMT

Hot and Cold Emotions Make Us Poor Judges Hot and Cold Emotions Make Us Poor Judges By Shankar Vedantam Monday, August 6, 2007 Posted: www.anotherpalebluedot.blogspot.com Why would David Vitter, a U.S. senator with four young children, have gotten involved with a seedy escort service? Why would Michael Vick, a gifted NFL quarterback, get mixed up with the sordid world of dog fighting? Why would Bill Clinton, a Rhodes scholar, six-time governor and president of the United States at 46, have an affair with an intern in the Oval Office? It isn't just men behaving badly. Remember Lisa Nowak, the

Worst Plagues in History

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:58:42 GMT

7 Worst Killer Plagues in history Published on 10/15/2007 Killed more than 300 million people worldwide in the 20th century alone, and most of the native inhabitants of the Americas Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. Smallpox is caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. The deadlier form, V. major, has a mortality rate of 30–35%, while V. minor causes a milder form of disease called alastrim and kills ~1% of its victims. Long-term side-effects for survivors include the characteristic

Quantum World - New Scientist Instant Expert

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:32:11 GMT

Instant Expert: Quantum World • • • 11:18 04 September 2006 NewScientist.com news service Maggie McKee Quantum World - Learn more about a weird world in our comprehensive special report. If successful scientific theories can be thought of as cures for stubborn problems, quantum physics was the wonder drug of the 20th century. It successfully explained phenomena such as radioactivity and antimatter, and no other theory can match its description of how light and particles behave on small scales. But it can also be mind-bending. Quantum objects can exist in multiple states and places at th

Carta Magna 1215 (Facsimil, explanation and translations)

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:03:50 GMT

Magna *Carta **From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Magna Carta Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter", literally "Great Paper"), also called Magna Carta Libertatum ("Great Charter of Freedoms"), is an English charter originally issued in 1215. Magna Carta was the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today. Magna Carta influenced many common law and other documents, such as the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, and is considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy. Magn

1552 - Brevisima Relacion de la Destruccion de las Indias, Bartolome Casas

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:04:50 GMT

Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias [Crónica de Indias: Texto completo] Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Brevísima relación de la destruición de las Indias, colegida por el obispo don fray Bartolomé de Las Casas o Casaus, de la orden de Santo Domingo, año 1552 ARGUMENTO DEL PRESENTE EPÍTOME Todas las cosas que han acaecido en las Indias, desde su maravilloso descubrimiento y del principio que a ellas fueron españoles para estar tiempo alguno, y después, en el proceso adelante hasta los días de agora, han sido tan admirables y tan no creíbles en todo género a quien n

Requerimiento: La Conquista en America, Monarquia Espanola

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:04:42 GMT

Requerimiento Monarquía Española Redactado por Juan López de Palacios* Nota preliminar Durante la conquista de América algunos teólogos pensaron que despojar a los indios de sus tierras, sin aviso ni derecho legal, ponía en peligro la "salvación eterna" de los Reyes de España. La solución a este dilema fue el Requerimiento. Escrito para ser leído frente a los enemigos antes de que comenzara la batalla, el documento les da la oportunidad de someterse pacíficamente a la autoridad de los Reyes de Castilla. Concluye que si los indios no aceptan la autoridad real, entonces serán culpabl

Forbes, Special Edition: THE FUTURE

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:35:21 GMT

Special Report The Future Edited by David M. Ewalt and Michael Noer 10.15.07, 6:00 PM ET W What happened to the future? Weren't things supposed to be cooler by now, smarter, safer? Raised on a steady diet of science fiction, overzealous politicians and corporate hype, Americans expected to be living in The Jetsons -- but instead find themselves stuck in a scarier version of The Waltons. The truth is that people simply aren't very good at predicting the future. It was only two centuries ago that we began to think we could do it at all, and we're still learning. Hindsight may be 20/20, but for

1552, A Brief Account of the Destruction of the West Indies, Bartolome de las Casas

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:08:11 GMT

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the by Bartolome de las Casas 1 A Brief Account of the Destruction of the by Bartolome de las Casas The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, by Bartolome de las Casas This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Or, a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexam

Trinity, Atomic Bomb and White Sands

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:56:26 GMT

Trinity Atomic Bomb, White Sands Missle Range 1 Trinity Atomic Bomb, White Sands Missle Range Information about Project Gutenberg Information prepared by the Project Gutenberg legal advisor Trinity Atomic Bomb, White Sands Missle Range ***The Project Gutenberg Etext of Trinity [Atomic Test] Site*** ******by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office******* On the 50th Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb Please take a look at the important information in this header. We encourage you to keep this file on your own disk, keeping an electronic path open for the next readers. Do not remove this.

The USA Declaration of Independe

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:55:48 GMT

The Declaration of Independence of The by United States of America 1 The Declaration of Independence of The by United States of America The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America by United States of America This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America Autho

The Psychology of Beauty, Ethel D. Puffer

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:33:20 GMT

The Psychology of Beauty 1 The Psychology of Beauty Project Gutenberg Etext The Psychology of Beauty, by Ethel D. Puffer Copyright laws are changing all over the world, be sure to check the laws for your country before redistributing these files!!! Please take a look at the important information in this header. We encourage you to keep this file on your own disk, keeping an electronic path open for the next readers. Please do not remove this. This should be the first thing seen when anyone opens the book. Do not change or edit it without written permission. The words are carefully chosen to

Death Special, How does it feel to die

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:34:49 GMT

Death special: How does it feel to die? IS IT distressing to experience consciousness slipping away or something people can accept with equanimity? Are there any surprises in store as our existence draws to a close? These are questions that have plagued philosophers and scientists for centuries, and chances are you've pondered them too occasionally. None of us can know the answers for sure until our own time comes, but the few individuals who have their brush with death interrupted by a last-minute reprieve can offer some intriguing insights. Advances in medical science, too, have led to a bet

Top 40 Magazine Covers in past 40 Years

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:38:04 GMT

ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years On October 17, 2005, the 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years were unveiled at the 2005 American Magazine Conference (AMC) in Puerto Rico, by Mark Whitaker, Editor of Newsweek and President of American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), and AMC Chairman Evan Smith, Editor of Texas Monthly. Read the press release. #13 LIFE Special Edition (1969) This LIFE special edition “To the Moon and Back” chronicles the first moon landing, brought about by the courage of the Apollo 11 astronauts and the thousands of people who supported th

Actual Pictures From Another Worlds

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:09:46 GMT

Actual Pictures From Another Worlds www.anotherpalebluedot.blogspot.com *Mars has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic. The larger moon, Phobos, is indeed seen to be a cratered, asteroid-like object in this stunning color image from the Mars Express spacecraft, recorded at a resolution of about seven meters per pixel. But Phobos orbits so close to Mars - about 5,800 kilometers above the surface compared to 400,000 kilometers for our Moon - *Hyperion is a moon of Saturn discovered in 1848. It is distinguished by its irregular shape, its

Actual Pictures From Other Worlds

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:51:44 GMT

Actual Pictures From Other Worlds

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:23:02 GMT

Einstein "nuclear" letter to President Roosevelt, 1939

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:51:13 GMT

Einstein ´nuclear´letter to President Roosevelt, 1939

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:52:11 GMT

Einstein ´nuclear´ letter to President Roosevelt, 1939 Scientists in the 1930s, using machines that could break apart the nuclear cores of atoms, confirmed Einstein's formula E=mc². The release of energy in a nuclear transformation was so great that it could cause a detectable change in the mass of the nucleus. In August 1939 nuclear physicists came to Einstein, not for scientific but for political help. The fission of the uranium nucleus had recently been discovered. A long-time friend, Leo Szilard, and other physicists realized that uranium might be used for enormously devastating bombs.

A. Einstein - The World As I See It

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:39:20 GMT

"How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to

Thruths About Human Nature

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:53:56 GMT

Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature Why most suicide bombers are Muslim, beautiful people have more daughters, humans are naturally polygamous, sexual harassment isn't sexist, and blonds are more attractive. By: Alan S. Miller Ph.D., Satoshi Kanazawa Ph.D. Human nature is one of those things that everybody talks about but no one can define precisely. Every time we fall in love, fight with our spouse, get upset about the influx of immigrants into our country, or go to church, we are, in part, behaving as a human animal with our own unique evolved nature—human nature. This mea

What is the Monkeysphere

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:38:19 GMT

What is the Monkeysphere? One death is a tragedy. One million deaths is a statistic." -Sportacus What do monkeys have to do with war, oppression, crime, racism and even e-mail spam? You'll see that all of the random ass-headed cruelty of the world will suddenly make perfect sense once we go Inside the Monkeysphere. "What the Hell is the Monkeysphere?" First, picture a monkey. A monkey dressed like a little pirate, if that helps you. We'll call him Slappy. Imagine you have Slappy as a pet. Imagine a personality for him. Maybe you and he have little pirate monkey adventures and maybe even join u

The Truth About Compatibiity

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:52 GMT

Psychology Today: The Truth About Compatibility *The Truth About Compatibility Expert opinions on love and compatibility, and the interaction between biology and behavior. By: Hara Estroff Marano, Carlin Flora Love. Freud, for once, got it right. It's a cornerstone of our humanity; only love protects us enough to grow and change. And increasingly, it's the lone element absent from our otherwise fortunate lives. Living in a society that satisfies material wants we didn't even know we had throws into glaringly high relief our need to find acceptance and meaning through deep human contact. Love

The Psychology Of Attraction - Helen Fisher

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:50 GMT

Psychology Today: The Biology of Attraction *The Biology of Attraction Much of courtship and mating is choreographed by nature. In fact, nature designed men and women to work together. By: Helen E. Fisher In an apocryphal story, a colleague once turned to the great British geneticist J.B.S. Haldane, and said, "Tell me, Mr. Haldane, knowing what you do about nature, what can you tell me about God?" Haldane replied, "He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." Indeed, the world contains over 300,000 species of beetles. I would add that "God" loves the human mating game, for no other aspect of o

The plunge of pleasure - Debora Blum

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:48 GMT

The plunge of pleasure Discusses about dopamine, a neurotransmitter known for its ability to initiate muscle movement. How dopamine affects the behavior; Comparison with cocaine and alcohol; Theories on how dopamine works. By: Deborah Blum If serotonin is the Zen-master among neurotransmitter, dopamine is Pollyanna,responsible for the highs of infatuation, new love, joy, self-confidence, and motivation. But like all roller-coaster rides, dopamine highs have their dangers. We use the term "falling in love" even though the first giddy days of a new romance feel buoyant, free from gravity, as if

The Laws of Chemistry - Helen Fisher

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:47 GMT

The Laws of Chemistry Whom you are most attracted to reflects the biology of your brain as much as the heat of your heart. And it may not have to do with us—it's all about the kids. By: Helen Fisher Ph.D. As an anthropologist, I have long been captivated by one of the most striking characteristics of our species: We form enduring pair bonds. The vast majority of other mammals—some 97 percent—do not. In my previous work I proposed that humanity has evolved three distinct but overlapping brain systems that enable us to fall in love and form long-term emotional connections: the neural syste

Dunbar number and the Monkeysphere

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:45 GMT

Dunbar's number & the Monkeysphere From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dunbar's number, which is 150, represents a theoretical maximum number of individuals with whom a set of people can maintain a social relationship, the kind of relationship that goes with knowing who each person is and how each person relates socially to every other person.[1] Group sizes larger than this generally require more restricted rules, laws, and enforced policies and regulations to maintain a stable cohesion. Dunbar's number is a significant value in sociology and anthropology. Proposed by British anthropologis

A Psychology of the Miraculous

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:44 GMT

A Psychology of the Miraculous Is there enough evidence in the various case reports of patients who showed spontaneous remission from lifethreatening illnesses to prove that the human psyche has the power to heal itself? By:Marc Barasch Can a crisis of the flesh—say, the diagnosis of a disease such as cancer—summon barely suspected healing powers into existence? A few years ago, something changed my life. It was a violent change—a diagnosis of cancer. Yet when my doctor sat me down on the edge of his padded table, I had felt not fear but a kind of weird exhilaration—like the moment the

10 Religious Scriptures Explained

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:41 GMT

10 Religious Scriptures Explained - The List Universe There have been a number of lists on the site that have discussed various religions, so it seems appropriate to discuss the religious literature of some of those religions. Therefore, here is a list of religious scriptures explained. This list is not exhaustive because some of the religions mentioned have more than one scriptural text. I have selected one main text from each. 1. OT Levels The Church of Scientology Scientology, the religion founded by L Ron Hubb

Top 10 Organized Religions and their Core Beliefs

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:23:26 GMT

Top 10 Organized Religions and their Core Beliefs - The List Universe This list is Sourced from the Encylopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia, Beliefnet, and Adherents.com (a collection of 43,870 adherent statistics and religious geography citations). The list is based on number of members. For a complete list (which also includes atheism and agnosticism, see the Wikipedia article or the Encylopaedia Britannica chart). 1. Christianity [ Abrahamic, 27 AD] 2.1 billion adherents [ Wikipedia | Britannica | Beliefnet] Christianity is a

The Manipulation Game

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:58:00 GMT

The Manipulation Game How to motivate without manipulating. by Fred Smith We all agree that motivation is good and manipulation is bad. But sometimes only a fine line separates the two, and it's difficult to know which side of the line you're on. The issues aren't always clear-cut—what may be a legitimate case of motivation in one situation could, with a different intent, be manipulation. What are some motivational strategies? How can we bring out the best in people without resorting to manipulative tactics? Establish a tangibly friendly atmosphere This is especially true with co-workers, w

Manipulation and Cognitive Pragmatics

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:57:58 GMT

1 de Saussure Louis (2005). Manipulation and Cognitive Pragmatics: Preliminary Hypotheses. In de Saussure Louis & Peter Schulz (Eds), Manipulation and Ideologies in the Twentieth Century: Discourse, Language, Mind, Amsterdam-Philadelphia, John Benjamins, 113-146. Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture, 17 Uncorrected first proofs. Please refer to original text. Manipulation and cognitive pragmatics: Preliminary hypotheses Louis de Saussure University of Neuchâtel 1. Introduction* The paper presents a set of pragmatic hypotheses on the topic of manipulative and ideological di

Discourse and manipulation

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:57:48 GMT

A RT I C L E 359 Discourse and manipulation T E U N A . VA N D I J K U N I V E R S I TAT P O M P E U FA B R A , B A RC E L O N A Discourse & Society Copyright © 2006 SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi) http://das.sagepub.com Vol 17(2): 359–383 10.1177/ 0957926506060250 ABSTRACT. ‘Manipulation’ is one of the crucial notions of Critical Discourse Analysis that requires further theoretical analysis. This article offers a triangulated approach to manipulation as a form of social power abuse, cognitive mind control and discursive interaction. Socially, manipulat

The Manipulation of Human Behavior

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:57:44 GMT

THE MANIPULATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR -ieditors ALBERT D. BIDERMAN Bureau of Social Science Research, Inc. HERBERT ZIMMER Associate Professor of Psychology University of Georgia John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York · London -iiTHE MANIPULATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR -iiiCopyright © 1961 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. This book or any part thereof must not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher, except for any purpose of the United States Government. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 61-5669 Printed in the United States of America -iv- Contribu

Thinking the unthinkable, sacred values and taboos

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:39:27 GMT

320 Review TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences Vol.7 No.7 July 2003 Thinking the unthinkable: sacred values and taboo cognitions Philip E. Tetlock University of California, Berkeley, USA Many people insist that their commitments to certain values (e.g. love, honor, justice) are absolute and inviolable – in effect, sacred. They treat the mere thought of trading off sacred values against secular ones (such as money) as transparently outrageous – in effect, taboo. Economists insist, however, that in a world of scarce resources, taboo trade-offs are unavoidable. Research shows that, although peo

The Bonobos, an advance species

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:39:12 GMT

Bonobo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Bonobo (Pan paniscus), until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee (and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee),[3] is one of the two species making up the chimpanzee genus, Pan. The other species in genus Pan is Pan troglodytes, or the Common Chimpanzee. Although the name "chimpanzee" is sometimes used to refer to both species together, it is usually understood as referring to the Common Chimpanzee. German anatomist Ernst Schwarz is credited with having discovered the Bonobo in 1928, based on his analysis of a skull in the Tervuren

Silly Science Quotes

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:39:05 GMT

Silly Science & Technology http://www.rudyh.org/silly-science-funny-scientific-jokes-quotes-quotations.htm There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Douglas Adams In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Douglas Adams The good Christian should beware the mathematican and all those

Persuasion In Everyday Life

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:39:03 GMT

Persuasion In Everyday Life Copyright © 2007 Learning Seed Learning Seed 330 Telser Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 www.learningseed.com *Persuasion In Everyday Life Legal Niceties This Teaching Guide Copyright © 2007 Learning Seed. This teaching guide is copyrighted according to the terms of the Creative Commons non-commercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/). It may be reproduced, in its part or its entirety, for classroom use. No part of this guide may be reproduced for sale by any party. You are free: • • to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work to make

List of Historical Blonders and Bad Predictions

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:38:55 GMT

HISTORICAL BLONDERS http://www.rudyh.org/history-historic-blunders-bloopers-quotes-quotations.htm Which is it: Is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's? Friedrich Nietzsche The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching." Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BCE This `telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us. Western Union internal memo, 1876 It is o

Desktop Evolution 1984 -2007 Screenshots

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:38:48 GMT

Friday, September 28, 2007 Desktop Evolution. 1984 – 1986 January 1984: Macintosh System 1. *April 1985: Macintosh System 2. November 1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0. *November 1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0. January 1986: Macintosh System 3. 1987 - 1989 *March 1987: Macintosh System 4. 1987: Macintosh System 5. *December 1987: Microsoft Windows 2.0. December 1987: Microsoft Windows 2.0. April 1988: Macintosh System 6. *1990 - 1994 May 1990: Microsoft Windows 3.0. *May 1991: Macintosh System 7. August 1992: Microsoft Windows 3.1. August 1992: Macintosh System 7.1. *1995 - 1997

Association of Ideas

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:37:54 GMT

Association of Ideas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Learn more about citing Wikipedia • Jump to: navigation, search This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. Association of Ideas, or Mental association, is a term used principally in the history of philosophy and of psychology to refer to explanations about the conditions under which representations arise in consciousness, and also for a principle put forward by an important historical school of thinkers to account generally for the succession of ment

WARS How many have we fought

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:37:44 GMT

List of wars before 1000 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Find out more about navigating Wikipedia and finding information • Jump to: navigation, search Prehistory - 1000 BC • • • • • • • • • • • • Prehistoric warfare Mythological wars o Battle of Zhuolu about 2500BC o Kurukshetra War, based on warfare in the Kuru kingdom of ancient India, ca. 1200-900 BC o Trojan War, based on events of ca. 1200 BC ca. 2500-2450 BC - Border wars between Umma and Lagash ca. 2330 - conquest of Sumer by Lugalzagesi 2300 BC - conquests of Sargon of Akkad ca. 1720 BC - Kassit

1000 Islands - Pictorial

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:36:32 GMT

1000 Islands The Thousand Islands are a chain of islands that straddle the U.S.-Canada border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. The islands stretch for about 50 mi (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario. The U.S. islands are in the state of New York. The islands, which number 1,865 in all, range in size from over 100 km² to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, to even smaller uninhabited outcroppings of rocks that are home to migratory waterfowl. The number of islands was dete

Essentials of World History from 1500 to the present

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:19:31 GMT

STUDENT’S FRIEND World History & Geography 2 Essentials of World History from 1500 to the present 11 “Liberte’, Egalite’, Fraternite!’” “Man is born free, “Do they think that men who and everywhere he is have been able to enjoy he in chains.” blessings of liberty will calmly see it snatched away?” “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” “They are too poor to stay alive.” “The people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty.” “The war to end all wars.” “Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred” “a human instinct for

Essentials of World History to 1500

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:19:15 GMT

STUDENT’S World History & Geography 1 Essentials of World History to 1500 11 Ver. 3.1.7 - Rev. 8/1/07 WHG1 The following pages describe significant people, places, events, and concepts in the story of humankind. This information forms the core of our study; it will be fleshed-out by classroom discussions, audio-visual materials, readings, writings, and other activities. This knowledge will help you understand how the world works and how humans behave. It will help you understand many of the books, news reports, films, articles, and events you will encounter throughout the rest of your li

Essentials of World History to 1500

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Essentials of World History from 1500 to the present

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Essentials of World History to 1500

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Essentials of World History to 1500

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I am a young woman I have sex for money. This is my story

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:08:41 GMT

'I am a young woman. I have sex for money. And I love to write. This is my story...' 'Belle de Jour', the anonymous 28-year-old London call-girl whose explicit online diary has made her a literary sensation, is now the subject of feverish speculation. Who is she? Is she the real thing? And if so, what is a clever girl like her doing with a job like that? Here, writing exclusively for The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, she reveals (almost) all My alarm is never set; I rise at a different hour each day. I eat breakfast, check my e-mail and update the weblog - little chores. My working day proper beg

Summer of 1816

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:47:31 GMT

MayJun13_22 4/11/03 5:26 PM Page 13 Year Without a Summer A weak solar maximum, a major volcanic eruption, and possibly even the wobbling of the Sun conspired to make the summer of 1816 one of the most miserable ever recorded. by Willie Soon and Steven H.Yaskell *MayJun13_22 4/11/03 5:26 PM Page 14 Sunspots are manifestations of solar magnetic activity. In general, the more sunspots there are, the more active the Sun is. Ironically, the Sun is usually brighter when a large number of sunspots mar its visible surface. Courtesy of William C. Livingston (Kitt Peak National Solar Observato

1816 Eruption of Mt Tambora - The year without summer

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:42:30 GMT

1816 - THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER An Overview of the Eruption of Mount Tambora by Simon Wickens Tambora from the Space NASA. Shuttle. Image courtesy INTRODUCTION The period 1812 - 1817 was one of unusually intense volcanic activity. This activity reached its peak in April 1815, when Mount Tambora (sometimes spelt Tamboro) on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, erupted in one of the most explosive volcanic events of the last 10,000 years. Although this eruption was much bigger than the 1883 Krakatoa event, it was less well-documented. Estimates of the size of the eruption vary, although Christo

The Physics of Extraterrestrial Civilizations

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:35:37 GMT

The Physics of Extraterrestrial Civilizations How advanced could they possibly be? by Michio Kaku The late Carl Sagan once asked this question, “What does it mean for a civilization to be a million years old? We have had radio telescopes and spaceships for a few decades; our technical civilization is a few hundred years old... an advanced civilization millions of years old is as much beyond us as we are beyond a bush baby or a macaque.” Although any conjecture about such advanced civilizations is a matter of sheer speculation, one can still use the laws of physics to place upper and lower

The Crusades Explained

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:28:38 GMT

The Crusades Explained Most people know about the Crusades but know very little about the cause and effect of them. This list explains the main eight crusades. There were additional crusades in later years but they were much smaller and had little effect, therefore they are not included here. Further information on the Crusades can be found at Wikipedia, Encylopaedia Britanica, and the Catholic Encylopedia. Some slight variations in start and end dates exist. At the time of the Crusades, Europe was divided into states whose rulers were involved in petty territorial disputes. In Jerusalem (the

A List with 100 Beautiful Places In The World

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:06:10 GMT

100 Most Beautiful Places In The World *The Meidan-e Imam at Ispahan country : Iran place : south of Teheran - 81 The city of Prague country : Czech Republic place : Prague - 82 Giant sequoias country : United States of America place : in the sequoia national park, south-west of the country, California state - 83 The Tasmania island country : Australia place : south-east of the country - 84 Chorus of lights at Las Vegas country : Etats-Unis place : Las Vegas - 85 - **

Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:49:08 GMT

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity THE BASIC LAWS OF HUMAN STUPIDITY by Carlo M. Cipolla illustrations by James Donnelly The first basic law of human stupidity asserts without ambiguity that: Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. At first, the statement sounds trivial, vague and horribly ungenerous. Closer scrutiny will however reveal its realistic veracity. No matter how high are one's estimates of human stupidity, one is repeatedly and recurrently startled by the fact that: a) people whom one had once judged rational and intelligent tur

1993 New York Times first article on the Internet

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:48:16 GMT

The Executive Computer; A Web of Networks, an Abundance of Services - New York Times Página 1 de 3 February 28, 1993 The Executive Computer; A Web of Networks, an Abundance of Services By JOHN MARKOFF BILL CLINTON and Al Gore made a campaign promise to help build a national data network, hoping it would lead to new digital information services. While waiting to see if the new Administration follows through, businesses can get a taste of the future with the rapidly growing commercial networks of computer services. The first networks were on-line services like Prodigy, Compuserve and Americ

1919 New York Times Confirmation of Einstein Relativity

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:47:57 GMT

1851 New York Times Events of the Year

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:47:09 GMT

THE GOOGLE CLUSTER ARCHITECTURE

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:37:25 GMT

WEB SEARCH FOR A PLANET: THE GOOGLE CLUSTER ARCHITECTURE AMENABLE TO EXTENSIVE PARALLELIZATION, GOOGLE’S WEB SEARCH APPLICATION LETS DIFFERENT QUERIES RUN ON DIFFERENT PROCESSORS AND, BY PARTITIONING THE OVERALL INDEX, ALSO LETS A SINGLE QUERY USE MULTIPLE PROCESSORS. TO HANDLE THIS WORKLOAD, GOOGLE’S ARCHITECTURE FEATURES CLUSTERS OF MORE THAN 15,000 COMMODITYCLASS PCS WITH FAULT-TOLERANT SOFTWARE. THIS ARCHITECTURE ACHIEVES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF A SYSTEM BUILT FROM FEWER, BUT MORE EXPENSIVE, HIGH-END SERVERS. Luiz André Barroso Jeffrey Dean Urs Hölzle Googl

A Stunning Chronicle of Unbelievers

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:05:34 GMT

A Stunning Chronicle of Unbelievers The history of skepticism and the process of doubt that drives all human knowledge. The following is Tim Callahan’s review of Doubt: A History, by Jennifer Michael Hecht (Harper, 2003, San Francisco). A Stunning Chronicle of Unbelievers a book review by Tim Callahan Although there exists today a flourishing skeptical movement that, if one includes the scientific, secular, and humanist communities, encompasses a sizable portion of humanity, little has been done to chronicle the history of skepticism and the process of doubt that drives all human knowledge

The evolution of intelligence, and why our brains have shrunk

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:51:46 GMT

The evolution of intelligence, and why our brains have shrunk Modern human brain. Image source: Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Brain Collection. One of the main differences between humans and other animals is our larger brain size—but what prompted and guided this growth? Wanting to better understand the origins of human uniqueness, scientists from the University of Tennessee have recently modeled the evolution of the brain, based on previous explanations of intelligence as the individual’s quest to achieve greater social and reproductive success. “One of the two challenges in this research

Psychologist explains the neurochemistry behind romance

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:50:02 GMT

Psychologist explains the neurochemistry behind romance The Beatles' George Harrison wondered in his famous love song about the "something" that "attracts me like no other lover." A University at Buffalo expert explains that that "something" is actually several physical elements that -- if they occur in a certain order, at the right time and in the right place -- can result in true love. "There are several types of chemistry required in romantic relationships," according to Mark Kristal, professor of psychology at UB. "It seems like a variety of different neurochemical processes and external s

Researchers Demonstrate How Placebo Effect Works in the Brain

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:46:56 GMT

Researchers Demonstrate How Placebo Effect Works in the Brain Pain pathways in motion in the brain during the placebo effiect. Credit: Columbia University Columbia University scientists, with colleagues from the University of Michigan, have shown how the neurochemistry of the placebo effect can relieve pain in humans. The scientists found that the placebo effect caused the brains of test volunteers to release more of a natural painkiller. The placebo effect is an improvement in a medical condition caused by a patient’s belief as opposed to actual treatment. Exactly how the positive expectatio

The memories you want to forget are the hardest ones to lose

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:45:29 GMT

The memories you want to forget are the hardest ones to lose Painful, emotional memories that people would most like to forget may be the toughest to leave behind, especially when memories are created through visual cues, according to a new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “When you’re watching the news on television and see footage of wounded soldiers in Iraq or ongoing coverage of national tragedies, it may stick with you more than a newspaper headline,” said the study’s lead author, Keith Payne, an assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and

Psychologist reveals the secrets of leadership

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:44:06 GMT

Psychologist reveals the secrets of leadership New research has found that leaders are most effective when they transform themselves into ‘one of us’. The study by the University of Exeter, University of St Andrews and Australian National University shatters the stereotype that ‘good’ leaders must have a specific set of qualities. Instead, it shows that leaders must embody the qualities and opinions of the group they seek to influence, even down to personal appearance. The research, published this week as the cover story of the journal Scientific American Mind, found that the best lead

Homo politicus Brain function of liberals, conservatives differs

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:40:26 GMT

Homo politicus: brain function of liberals, conservatives differs The brain neurons of liberals and conservatives fire differently when confronted with tough choices, suggesting that some political divides may be hard-wired, according a study released Sunday. Aristotle may have been more on the mark than he realised when he said that man is by nature a political animal. Dozens of previous studies have established a strong link between political persuasion and certain personality traits. Conservatives tend to crave order and structure in their lives, and are more consistent in the way they make

Can't Take My Eyes Off You New Study Shows The Power Of Attraction

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:37:27 GMT

Can't Take My Eyes Off You: New Study Shows The Power Of Attraction Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them, according to a new Florida State University study. “It’s like magnetism at the level of visual attention,” said Jon Maner, an assistant professor of psychology at FSU, who studied the role mating-related motives can play in a psychological phenomenon called attentional adhesion. His findings are published in the September issue o

The Manipulation of Human Behavior

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:33:31 GMT

Heresy & the Spanish Inquisition

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:25:21 GMT

HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH? CHAPTER VII. HERESY AND WITCHCRAFT. § 57. Literature. For § 58.—For the BRETHREN OF THE FREE SPIRIT, FREDERICQ: Corpus doc. haer. pravitalis, etc., vols. I-III.—HAUPT, art. in HERZOG, III. 467–473, Brüder des Freien Geistes. See lit., vol. V., I. p. 459.—For the FRATICELLI F. EHRLE: Die Spiritualen. Ihr Verhältniss zum Francis-kanerorden u. zu d. Fraticellen in Archiv f. K. u. Lit. geschichte, 1885, pp. 1509– 1570; 1886, pp. 106–164; 1887, pp. 553–623.—DÖLLINGER: Sektengesch., II.—LEA: Inquisition, III. 129 sqq., 164–175.—WETZER-WELTE

HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH - Heresy & Inquisition

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:23:44 GMT

HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH? CHAPTER X. HERESY AND ITS SUPPRESSION. § 78. Literature for the Entire Chapter. GENERAL WORKS: FLACIUS ILLYRICUS: Catalogus testium veritatis qui ante nostram aetatem reclamarunt papae, Basel, 1556.—DU PLESSIS D’ARGENTRÉ: Coll. judiciorum de novis erroribus qui ab initio XII. saec. usque ad 1632 in ecclesia postscripti sunt et notati, 3 vols. Paris, 1728.—*DÖLLINGER: Beiträge zur Sektengesch. des Mittelalters, Munich, 1890. A most valuable work. Part II., pp. 736, contains original documents, in the collection of which DÖLLINGER spent many years and

Tsunami Asia - Dec2004 - Picture Gallery

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:15:17 GMT

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World Wealth Distribution, University Research of the United Nations University

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:09:45 GMT

Why do smart people do stupid stupid things?

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:05:10 GMT

Winter 2005 Sweetwater Investment, Inc. Dennis R. Gibb all rights reserved 16398 NE 85th Street, Suite 201 Redmond, WA 98052 425.861.0112 dennis@sweetwaterinv.com Why do smart people do stupid things? You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains. Eduard Shevardnatze If you want to determine the IQ of a crowd of people take the lowest IQ of any member of the crowd and divide it by the number of people in the crowd. Harold Eastman Ph.D. Aberrant crowd behavior is not limited to the financial markets, where it is dangerous primarily to money, also occurs in

Simplified schematic of a multistage thermonuclear weapon

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:04:01 GMT

Simplified schematic of a multistage thermonuclear weapon Página 1 de 2 Simplified schematic of a multistage thermonuclear weapon Numbered parts: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. bomb casing interior filling (plastic material) detonators conventional high explosive pusher (aluminum, others) and reflector (beryllium, tungsten) tamper (uranium-238) fissile core (plutonium or uranium-235) radiation shield (tungsten, others) fusion pusher/tamper (uranium-235 sleeve) fusion fuel (solid lithium-deuteride) sparkplug (uranium-235 or plutonium) Sequence of events in explosion: STAGE 1: fission e

How Real People Think in Strategic Games

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:02:54 GMT

From SIAM News, Volume 37, Number 1, January/February 2004 How Real People Think in Strategic Games By Sara Robinson Once upon a time, Arianna, a Hollywood hostess, threw a large party for a diverse assemblage of guests. Bored with the usual rounds of “Hollywood Star Charades” and “Two Minutes with a Millionaire,” she initiated a novel game: Each guest was to choose a number from 0 to 100, write it on a piece of paper, and drop it in a passed basket. The goal, she explained, was to choose a number as close as possible to two thirds of the group average. The person or people who came c

How life Has Changed in Britain Since 1948

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:00:08 GMT

Unit Lesson support material for Primary teachers 13 Key Stage 2 History How has life in Britain changed since 1948? 1 Connected Earth Founded by BT *Unit Lesson support material for Primary teachers 13 Key Stage 2 History Contents Page Introduction.................................................................................... 1 Brief summary of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Syllabus................................................................................ 2 Decade summaries to use as the basis for your timeline. ...................... 4 Summaries of c

Collective Delusions, 1997 Bartholomew

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:57:24 GMT

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A Day in life of homus sapiens

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:56:15 GMT

Manipulation and Cognitive Pragmatics

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:54:15 GMT

Discourse and Manipulation

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:53:34 GMT

The Brain in Love and Lust

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:59:53 GMT

The Brain in Love and Lust Página 1 de 8 McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web Home Articles Links News Newsletter Books Forum Community Search Donate The Brain in Love and Lust Your Depression and Bipolar Disorder Source John McManamy In a study published in 2002, anthropologist Helen Fisher PhD of Rutgers University and a multi-disciplinary team of experts recruited 40 young people madly in love - half with love returned, the other half with love rejected - and put them into an MRI with a photo of their sweetheart and one of an acquaintance. Each subject looked at the sweetheart photo for

Neurobiology of Body Language

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:57:22 GMT

PERSPECTIVES 99. Ballerini, L., Bracci, E. & Nistri, A. Pharmacological block of the electrogenic sodium pump disrupts rhythmic bursting induced by strychnine and bicuculline in the neonatal rat spinal cord. J. Neurophysiol. 77, 17–23 (1997). 100. Darbon, P., Tscherter, A., Yvon, C. & Streit, J. The role of the electrogenic Na/K pump in disinhibition-induced bursting in cultured spinal networks. J. Neurophysiol. 90, 3119–3129 (2003). 101. Stauffer, D. & Aharony, A. Introduction to Percolation Theory 181 (Taylor & Francis, London, 1992). 102. Barabasi, A.-L. Linked: The New Science of Netwo

His brain, Her brain, Barry Cahill

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:54:11 GMT

*BY LARRY CAHILL 40 SCIENTIFIC A MERIC A N M AY 2 0 0 5 SLIM FILMS It turns out that male and female brains differ quite a bit in architecture and activity. Research into these variations could lead to sex-speciﬁc treatments for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia HIS BRAIN, O the president of Harvard University, suggested that innate differences in the build of the male and female brain might be one factor underlying the relative scarcity of women in science. His remarks reignited a debate that has been smoldering for a century, ever since some scientists sizing up the brains

Evolution of Human Ultrasociety

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:51:36 GMT

The Evolution of Human Ultra-sociality Peter J. Richerson Division of Environmental Studies University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616 pjricherson@ucdavis.edu Robert Boyd Department of Anthropology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 90024 boyd@anthro.sscnet.ucla.edu Version 2.01 June, 1997. In press: I. Eibl-Eibisfeldt and F. Salter, eds. Ideology, Warfare, and Indoctrinability. Please do not cite without authors’ permission. *1.0 Introduction 1.1 Human sociality in comparative perspective E.O. Wilson (1975) described humans as one of the four pinna

Functional MRI of the Brain During Orgasm In Women

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:50:11 GMT

Functional MRI of the Brain During Orgasm In Women Barry R. Komisaruk Beverly Whipple Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Women diagnosed with complete spinal cord injury (SCI) at T10 or higher report sensations generated by vaginal-cervical mechanical self-stimulation (VCSS). In this paper we review brain response to sexual arousal and orgasm in such women, and further hypothesize that the afferent pathway for this unexpected perception is provided by Vagus nerves, which bypass the spinal cord. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we ascertained that the region of the m