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This chapter discusses the main obstacles of the peace process that developed between Israel and Palestine since 1991. Both sides claim to fight for their identity and for their rights.
Those who own the data own the future The Separation The result of globalization might not have a fairy tale ending, it may result in ‘speciation’, the divergence of humans into separate biological castes or species.
My Left Foot* is a movie based on a true story and was recommended by Jordan Peterson. Christy Brown was an Irish writer with cerebral palsy, he was expertly played by Daniel Day Lewis in an award-winning performance.
The belief that hypnosis can retrieve lost memories is prevalent among academics and mental health professionals. 84% of psychologists and 69% of non-psychologists in 1980 believed that memories were permanently…
FOR HOW WE LIVE IS SO FAR REMOVED FROM HOW WE OUGHT TO LIVE,THAT HE WHO ABANDONS WHAT IS DONE FOR WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE, WILL RATHER LEARN TO BRING ABOUT HIS OWN RUIN THAN HISPRESERVATION.
Jung credited Freud for his discoveries in the field of neurosis but he was not without criticism for his former tutor. In Jung’s view, Freud cleared a lot of ground for future psychologists, but only as far as basic…
If you are told to picture someone who is lonely, depressed, unable to keep up with technology, dependent, forgetful, physically weak – you may imagine an older person. But many of these perceptions are false. Our…
Law 1: Never Outshine the Master Galileo* Many believe that flaunting your talents to your superiors is a good idea. But this is grave mistake. Masters and people who have ascended to positions of power, are not much…
It is easier to live in a comfortable illusion and believe that people are basically good, and that you are too. Taken to an extreme, this can become pathological. The person that does not want to see reality for…
What is Irrationality? The sweet spot of irrationality* Can irrationality be good? If there was a complete convergence of behavior towards supreme rationality, what would the world look like? Would everyone be…
Chapter 2: The Media as Epistemology In this chapter, The Media as Epistemology*, Postman explain the role of media as a means of understanding the world.
The World of Stories Humans experience the physical world, but also live in the world of stories (money, gods, nations, corporations). Technology in the next century will likely make these fictions more powerful.
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