Category: Doing
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Italy, coronavirus, saving the younger ones: Civilization dying.
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it is reported that in Italy there is a shortage in medical supplies and doctors are now making choices about who to save and who to leave unattended to die. There are reports that the selection doctors make are in favor of the younger ones. (Source) If this…
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Memory. Doing better next time…
We may not be able to change recent events in our lives, but how well we remember them plays a key role in how our brains model what's happening in the present and predict what is likely to occur in the future, finds new research in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. "Memory isn't for…
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Do less. And less. And less. Until you do everything...
A recent article portrayed a woman who managed to become a CEO before she was thirty. (source) This is not the only case where "Doing more and more" is praised as the main way people should pursue their existence in this life. Modern civilization and today's society praises the ones who push their limits, do…
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How to... do things. Why care? [The curse of doing something]
What a strange era we live in. People keep on wandering how to do things... How to make a good site. How to get a good Alexa rank. How to make meatballs. How to buy a used car. How to make money. How to mine Bitcoins. How to make babies. How to kill babies. (a.k.a.…
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Insects flying… Torque… Rotation… Momentum… And why doing is never understanding!
Flightless animals have evolved diverse mechanisms to control their movements in air, whether falling with gravity or propelling against it. Many insects jump as a primary mode of locomotion and must therefore precisely control the large torques generated during takeoff. For example, to minimize spin (angular momentum of the body) at takeoff, plant-sucking bugs apply…
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