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Investigators at the Stanford University have determined in a new investigation that the disproportionate amount of suffering the poor experience in relationship to the rich is one of the driving factors behind the spread of class structure-based societies all over the world.
Conversely, more egalitarian societie... |
24 September 2011
04:55 GMT |
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Bioarchaeology is a relatively new field of science, which focuses its efforts on understanding how ancient people lived their daily lives. Its goal is to piece together a more humanistic view of old societies, than a rigid, scientific one. The Arizona State University is already involved in this work.
ASU bioarch... |
18 June 2011
05:41 GMT |
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According to the results of a new study, it would appear that in-laws (parents of one's spouse) played a critically important role in our development as a species, eventually allowing us to move from the savannas to big cities. Though generally picked on by social norms, in-laws may have helped trigger a social ... |
11 March 2011
10:42 GMT |
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According to researchers behind a new scientific study, it would appear that the reason why large and complex societies failed throughout history laid within the inherent instability of such constructs. This instability can apparently be predicted mathematically, say researchers that created a new model. The team tha... |
20 January 2011
08:55 GMT |
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Biologists have been fascinated by leaf-cutter ants for years, due to the tremendously-complex society they developed, and the visible impact they have on their environment for their size.Oftentimes, we overlook ants as small, insignificant creatures, but we could learn a thing or two from them, especially in terms o... |
8 November 2010
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One of the biggest issues in the field of archeology is the fact that ancient civilizations did not bother to leave behind a full account of their history. Rather, all that remained are shards and fragments of times long gone. Some groups of individuals are only known to have existed because they left behind certain ... |
30 July 2010
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A group of British investigators from the University of Sheffield has recently determined that the patterns in which people marry are a very clear indicator of how the overall fertility patterns fluctuate. In other words, they believe, the way people marry can easily influence the fertility rates parents exhibit. The... |
21 July 2010
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“Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture” is the name of the first-ever conference that will deal with vampires and their roles in literature, movies, music, and other media. The event will take place tomorrow, April 16, at the University of Hertfordshire de Havilland campus, an... |
16 April 2010
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As I was browsing through my old college notes yesterday, I stumbled upon some lectures that dealt with various theories on the redistribution of wealth in societies. This is not such a complex subject as it may first appear. Its main area of interest is proposing, and arguing for, various ways of using the money a s... |
20 March 2010
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According to new data, it would appear that people tend to be fair and trusting in strangers for reasons that are different than the initially-suspected ones. In previous studies, it has been proposed that individuals tend to trust people they've just met on account of the fact that they unconsciously transferre... |
19 March 2010
04:32 GMT |
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While, most of the times, ants are extremely civilized creatures, working together for the common good, they are sometimes more vicious than humans. Their colonies have equal chances of surviving or dying during their first year, so the amount of workers queens produce is absolutely essential. Several queens may exis... |
2 March 2010
15:01 GMT |
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Old civilizations can be credited with a lot of things, from setting the basis of modern societies (Sumer), to boosting astronomical knowledge and mathematics. But, at times, the cities and villages inhabited by our ancestors turned into savage grounds, where people would get killed for no apparent reason. This appea... |
5 December 2009
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Electronic Arts has made the announcement that five of its Sim City games will be available at a special price bundled together in The SimCity Box. The five games are actually two complete games, two expansion packs and a spin-off from the original Sim City series.Initially created by Maxis, Sim City has been the ess... |
14 April 2008
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