Ecology

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The term “Vikings” is wrong: this is what we should call the people of medieval Scandinavia

The term “Vikings“, which is often used to refer to the populations of Early medieval Scandinaviahas assumed over time a ethnic connotation. Especially in recent years, thanks to revival of theancient Scandinavian culture due to films, TV series, novels and video games, we tend to say “Viking populations”, “Viking culture” or “Vikings” to designate an entire people. It actually is ...

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How many nuclear weapons does Israel have and when would it use them? Nobody knows for sure

Even if not everyone knows it, Israel brought forward a secret program to get a atomic arsenal since its foundation and is today considered one nuclear power to all intents and purposes. Thanks to the revelations of the ex-technician and “deep Throat” Mordechai Vanunuin the 80s of the twentieth century, it was possible to look at the Israeli nuclear program ...

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What does it mean that ours is an individualistic society? And what effects does it produce?

THE’individualism it’s a social phenomenon which consists of a loosening of social bonds in favor of individual expression. It is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon: on the one hand it can be said that it has allowed individuals to reach a level of personal freedom and of self-determination unprecedented, on the other that he contributed to building very fragmented and ...

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AI is not neutral: it can learn our society’s biases

THE’artificial intelligence It’s an amazing tool powerful And versatile. We use it to recognize faces, to assist with medical diagnoses and to generate images, videos and texts. The numerous applications of this technology are making us make enormous progress and can improve our quality of life, but they hide a relevant problem: AI can learn, amplify and resubmit the prejudices ...

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How is the president of the United States elected? The American presidential electoral system

The electoral system from the United States presidential electionswhich will lead to starting from November 5, 2024 to the victory of Donald Trump or Kamala Harrisis characterized byindirect election: citizens elect the so-called big voters in each of the 50 states into which the USA is divided and in the District of Columbia (the capital territory of Washington DC); the ...

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Why do almost all the great powers have a base in the small African state of Djibouti?

At this moment China, France, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia And United States of America they have each one or more military installations to DjiboutiWest African country overlooking the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, one of the world’s main choke points. The list, however, could grow in the coming years given that also Russia And India have expressed their desire to open ...

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Are humans the only animals that cry? Yes and no: tears in the animal world

There are many animals that produce tears, but theirs function And biological (eye protection or lubrication) and otherwise emotional or turn to communicate stress and pain. From this point of view, humans appear to be the only animals that exhibit tearing for emotional communication purposes. Animals communicate sadness and other emotions through other forms of body language or with unusual ...

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The least powerful atomic weapon ever made in history: the Davy Crockett rocket

Often, when we talk about atomic weapons, we focus on the most powerful, such as the Zadar bomb 50 megatonsor the most famous ones such as those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (about 15 kilotons); however, we do not always ask ourselves what the opposite extreme is, that is, theleast powerful atomic weapon ever made. In this case we are talking ...