Post No.: 0816 Furrywisepuppy says: In a joint evaluation when comparing two scenarios – one where an innocent person gets shot after stumbling into a robbery at a store where that person frequents, and one where that innocent … Read More
Post No.: 0815 Furrywisepuppy says: In this post, we’re going to expand on Post No.: 0791 in order to start improving our religious literacy… So the first thing to understand is that religions are internally diverse – … Read More
Post No.: 0814 Fluffystealthkitten says: Biases in job interviews include judging applicants according to their accent, dialect, hairstyle, skin colour and ultimately the features of a person that (supposedly) denote their ‘class’, which in turn (supposedly) denotes their … Read More
Post No.: 0813 Furrywisepuppy says: We could take a step back and question a broader assumption in law – should the intention of committing a crime matter at all or just the fact of the act itself? Absolute … Read More
Post No.: 0812 Fluffystealthkitten says: Continuing on our journey towards understanding International Human Rights Law (IHRL) better, where in our last stop we learnt more about the obligations to respect, protect and fulfil certain rights (Post No.: 0799) … Read More
Post No.: 0811 Furrywisepuppy says: Nature seeks a balance between ‘hawks’ (defectors, conflict-seekers or free-riders) and ‘doves’ (collaborators or cooperators). And evolution has worked out that the best strategy isn’t all about conflict or direct competition – in … Read More
Post No.: 0810 Fluffystealthkitten says: Although the definition of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a bit nebulous, they’re considered to be treatments that fall outside of mainstream healthcare. They include the likes of homeopathy, aromatherapy, acupuncture, naturopathy, … Read More
Post No.: 0809 Furrywisepuppy says: Post No.: 0796 explored some immediate things you could try to soothe and take care of yourself if you struggle momentarily or day-to-day for having a personality disorder. But we don’t just … Read More
Post No.: 0808 Fluffystealthkitten says: Towards the same challenges/threats, some people panic while others don’t – hence it’s less to do with those challenges/threats and more to do with us as individuals, like our courage, resilience, cognitive capacities … Read More
Post No.: 0807 Furrywisepuppy says: Design and technology affects us individually and as a society – our lifestyles, jobs, potentials, pastimes, cultures, economics, environments, and thus politics. Automation, usually via technology, can de-skill us, which is fine … Read More
Post No.: 0806 Furrywisepuppy says: From time to time, we may wish there were some sort of ‘global or world government’, or cosmocracy, that had jurisdiction over the entire world, so that we can more easily tackle collective … Read More
Post No.: 0805 Fluffystealthkitten says: From a population-wide epidemiological perspective, we’ve got to realise that the human gene pool hasn’t changed that much since ~40 years ago. Yet obesity rates have rose sharply in coincidence with an environment … Read More
Post No.: 0804 Furrywisepuppy says: The ‘foot-in-the-door technique’ involves making a small, unobtrusive furry request that should be easily acceptable, then later asking for a bigger request. This latter request will now have a greater chance of being … Read More
Post No.: 0803 Furrywisepuppy says: We can remember things that didn’t happen at all, or remember things differently from the way they really were. Memories are a bit like a Wikipedia page – you can go there and … Read More
Post No.: 0802 Fluffystealthkitten says: If you’re looking for love, devote your energies to fully engaging with life and all it has to offer. The more you’re enjoying yourself, the more fun you’re having – the more appealing … Read More
Post No.: 0801 Furrywisepuppy says: ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response, is that nice tingly feeling around the scalp, neck and upper body. It’s a soothing sensation that can be triggered by certain kinds of visual, audio or … Read More
Post No.: 0800 Furrywisepuppy says: According to good practice – a scientific study should, beforehand, declare its hypothesis, research design, instruments and materials, procedures and protocols, data management strategy, coding, and statistical analysis plan. All captured data and … Read More
Post No.: 0799 Fluffystealthkitten says: Following on from our introduction to International Human Rights Law in Post No.: 0792 – States should respect (typically these are negative obligations), protect (typically these are positive obligations) and fulfil (these are … Read More
