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lanimal
@lanimal Jul 11, 2018, 10:57 AM UTC

How Economic and Ecological Systems Grow Large and Complex

"The problem is precisely how to extend the span of our utilization of resources beyond the span of the control of any one mind; and therefore, how to dispense with the need of conscious control, and…

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lanimal
@lanimal Jul 9, 2018, 12:21 PM UTC

Antifa Astroturf vs. Real Brusfires of the Mind

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1yvpn847fjqjiei/daphne-iona-624295-unsplash.jpg?raw=1 Photo by Daphne Iona. > It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on se…

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lanimal
@lanimal May 14, 2018, 2:10 PM UTC

How Better Breathing can get you more Aroused and Attentive

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ea9xjq98t2m4b7o/andreas-dress-504996-unsplash.jpg?raw=1 Image by Andreas Dress, via Unsplash. New Science behind Ancient Techniques Since ancient times many people have foun…

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@lanimal Jul 30, 2017, 11:15 AM UTC

Our Software Evolves much as our Genetic Hardware does

Unraveling Transitions in Human Cultural Evolution Researchers working at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History recently published an interesting study entitled Cultural Macroevol…

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@lanimal Jul 12, 2017, 1:35 PM UTC

Swimming, Swarming, and Spontaneous Order in the Sea

Robots with sonar reveal many animals intricately coordinating their swimming behavior http://sea-inc.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/REMUS-AUV.png Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS REMUS are rela…

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@lanimal Jun 15, 2017, 1:32 PM UTC

Recent Evolution of Human Genes for Processing Fats: Before and After the Spread of Agriculture

Evidence of Natural Selection at work over the past 10,000 years A newly published study in Nature Ecology & Evolution presents evidence that natural selection changed the human genome in respons…

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lanimal
@lanimal Jun 8, 2017, 12:39 PM UTC

Decentralization: It’s not just Rational, it’s Natural, and your brain uses it all the time!

Crowdsourcing Brain Cells Build Consensus to Make Decisions A newly published study in Frontiers in Neuroscience presents interesting insights into how our brains themselves work. It’s interesting to…

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@lanimal Jun 5, 2017, 1:01 PM UTC

Why you shouldn’t lie to anyone you don’t plan to kill, and probably not even if you do

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/9/9f/Ancona_-_statua_a_Pinocchio_di_V._Morelli%2C_nel_rione_Pinocchio.JPG This post was inspired by a pithy statement from negotiation expert Chris Voss in t…

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@lanimal Jun 4, 2017, 2:07 PM UTC

Negotiation and Communication: What an Expert Hostage Negotiator can Teach Us

How can a hostage negotiator’s tips help you improve your interactions with colleagues, friends, and even family? https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkvkj3xmyokinld/face-386626_1280.jpg?raw=1 I’ve been away f…

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@lanimal Oct 18, 2016, 12:06 PM UTC

New Study Clarifies Diversity-Productivity Relationships using Phytoplankton as a Model Ecosystem

Mechanism of Resilience in Communities with Different Size Distributions: Underlying mechanism of biodiversity-productivity relationships Clarified In a new study entitled Phytoplankton size-diversit…

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