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www.crossdreamers.com | ||
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neuroanthropology.net
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| | | | | The most recent edition of Behavioral and Brain Sciences carries a remarkable review article by Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine and Ara Norenzayan, 'The weirdest people in the world?' The article outlines two central propositions; first, that most behavioural science theory is built upon research that examines intensely a narrow sample of human variation (disproportionately... | |
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fleeingvesuvius.org
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| | | | | [AI summary] The provided text is a detailed essay exploring the psychological roots of resource overconsumption, touching on topics such as human evolution, social status, novelty-seeking behavior, and cultural influences. The author connects these concepts to modern capitalist systems and critiques the idea that status and competition are inherent to human evolution, suggesting instead that cooperation and shared knowledge were more central to early human societies. The essay also includes reader comments that challenge the author's views, with some arguing that the author's analysis is influenced by capitalist ideologies and others providing alternative perspectives on human behavior and social structures. | |
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www.lesswrong.com
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| | | | | PART OF THE SEQUENCE: THE SCIENCE OF WINNING AT LIFE ... | |
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4gravitons.com
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| | | Why did physicists expect to see something new at the LHC, more than just the Higgs boson? Mostly, because of something called naturalness. Naturalness, broadly speaking, is the idea that there shouldn't be coincidences in physics. If two numbers that appear in your theory cancel out almost perfectly, there should be a reason that they... | ||
