Ecology

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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 ...

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The technology of robot vacuum cleaners: from sensors to mapping how they are made and how they work

THE robot vacuum cleaner they are domestic cleaning devices typically circular in shape that vacuum floors by moving on wheels and guided by a set of sensors. These devices, born in 1996today I am a real concentration of technologies and offer ever-improving performance by combining powerful engines, advanced tracking sensors and AI-based navigation algorithms. The sensors equipped with robot vacuum ...

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How does the relationship with death change in various cultures? From funeral mourning to “death positivity”

There death in itself it is not just a biological fact, but a real one phenomenon full of cultural, religious and philosophical meanings that profoundly influence how people, societies and different cultures they face life and its end. Each culture interprets death differently, with rituals, funeral practices And beliefs about the afterlife that reflect the values ​​of a community. For ...

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US elections, why are the elephant and donkey the symbols of the Republican and Democratic parties?

The reasons why in the United States the Democratic Party and the Democrats are represented bydonkey (and the color blue) and the Republican Party and the Republicans fromelephant (and the color red) must be looked for in the political history of the country inNineteenth century and by the need to be immediately identifiable. In 19th-century America, Democrats chosedonkey to reply, ...