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The Impact of Opportunity on Intelligence Growth in Society
Equal Opportunity and Intelligence: A Deep Connection Equal opportunity is an important issue. I’ve been meaning to write about it for a long time, but I keep postponing it. This time, I’ll just touch on the subject briefly. Governments of poorly managed countries that condemn their people to poverty not only steal their citizens’ current
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Empathy vs. Division: The Future of Democracy
Introduction: Is Democracy Still the Least Bad Option? In one episode of Battlestar Galactica — if memory serves — a character answers the question, “Why democracy?”Their reply: “Because it’s the most tolerable among terrible systems.” In another scene, from Horace & Pete, a heated argument between a Republican and a Democrat is pierced by a
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Conserving the Amazon: Challenges and Responsibilities
The Leaf-Cutter Ants and the Vanishing Lungs of the Earth One of the permanent workers of the Amazon is the leaf-cutter ant. In forests where trees can grow up to 90 meters tall, they form a bridge between the canopy and the forest floor. After humans, they create one of the most complex animal societies.
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Understanding Global Warming: Myths and Realities
Global Warming The term global warming is often misunderstood. Unfortunately, ignorance about technological literacy shows itself here too. We still cannot truly grasp the importance of this issue. There is a significant group of people who claim “global warming is a lie, it doesn’t exist.” In fact, in one of the world’s biggest countries, you
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The Misconceptions of Modern World: Facts vs. Instincts
FACTFULNESS Are we really living in such terrible times? Is this an era where one shouldn’t bring children into the world? Has the world truly gone mad? Are we living in an age full of evil?Well — what do you think about the following questions? Swedish doctor Hans Rosling, after studying medicine and statistics at
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