Tag: society
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Human enhancements. Society.
Human enhancement technologies are opening up tremendous new possibilities. But they're also raising important questions about what it means to be human. These technologies are currently geared towards upgrading or restoring physical and psychological abilities for medical purposes. An application is surfacing, however, that is designed with another goal in mind: embellishing performance. An international…
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Help not. Bird dying…
When a coworker or employee is struggling, is it better to offer help on the job or just a shoulder to cry on? A study led by San Francisco State University researchers showed that the two forms of support do roughly the same thing - but that sometimes, it's best not to address the situation…
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French Revolution: Why it failed. Why we still live in it...
"May my blood unite the French! I forgive all..." The phrase was never completed. The guilotine fell and its thud ended the life of Louis XVI, giving its place to silence. For some seconds. "Vive la démocratie" Cheers echoed across Place de la Concorde after the execution. A king had fallen. Democracy was born. But…
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Is there a black elephant in the room?
Many people are discussing these days the racism topic. A black man - George Floyd - was some days ago killed due to - as it seems - police brutality. This sparked a series of protests some of which were violent. People started to talk against the protests and that violence. Others responded that the…
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Post-Covid philosophy: The illusion of Freedom. (And why you are addicted to it)
In the face of the Covid pandemic (coronavirus) many countries imposed nation-wide lockdowns. We are now at the phase of easing those lockdowns. Businesses start operating gradually again and life is beginning to regain its momentum. During one of the previous days and as part of this 'going back to normal' phase we are all…
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