Human Definition and 895 Threads

This thread could equally well be in Biology, but since genetics and hereditability have figured so prominently in the various IQ threads in this sub-forum, I feel it would a good place, and perhaps a useful resource. L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Paolo Menozzi, and Alberto Piazza published the...

I'm curious as to what you all feel about the human body. Is the body sacred? is it a tool? And if you believe either, explain.

I am having trouble figuring out this question: Assuming a non-overlapping mutation rate of 5000 mut/day. How long in years would it take for the human genome to diverge 1% (the genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees) from its current state? If there are 3 x 10^9 pair in the...

Diamond memories of the dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/3389493.stm

Shahil said, This brings me to something i had been meaning to say, I think robert tracinski pointed it out best when he said, "So it would seem that the system that enforces virtue leads to poverty—while the system that encourages vice leads to prosperity." Meaning that although...

Body Burden -- Human Contamination BODY BURDEN -- HUMAN CONTAMINATION In a study led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, in collaboration with the Environmental Working Group and Commonweal, researchers at two major laboratories found an average of 91 industrial compounds...

I was wondering when do any of you from scientists or regular tv watcher think that we will have Mechanized human piloted robots like they had in the Matrix Revolutions or in the Japanese anime shows such as Gundam. When do you think we would have that technology or capability.

i was just wondering, what is the equivelent megapixel rating of the human eye? i would expect the back of the eye to be around the size of a 35mm negative commonly rated at around 10mp, it can't be any bigger than a 120 film negative which is rated somewhere around 50mp. is there any research...

Humans are of course, radically altering the environment of the entire world. When one thinks about humans destroying the environment usually the destruction of rainforests, pollution of water and things which largely affect animals are brought to mind. I'm, however, looking for ways in which...

new ice age in europe Does anyone know approx how long it will take for the gulf stream to be interrupted and europe's climate be simmilar to that of Canada at the same latitude?

The Internet is loaded with distorted information about human reproductive cloning. There are four invaluable resources for those who want to hear the viewpoints of those favoring cloning. Check out all of them. www.reproductivecloning.net (probably the very best) www.clonerights.com...

When will computer hardware match the human brain? (Received Dec. 1997) Hans Moravec Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA net: hpm@cmu.edu web: http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/ ABSTRACT This paper describes how the performance of...

I'm searched for this on the forum and came up with no real results... I'm looking for open opinions or experience either in support or against the matter of Spontaneous Combustion! I believe it is possible, but as just another rarity within our materialistic world. Could it be that we have...

http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20031124/06

why is the human race commiting suicide? we tell ourselfs that we are advancing but we are doing everything to kill each other as well as comit suicide weather directly or indirectly , comments please

[?] What is a thought virus? You can call it a meme or an idea that replicates by symbiotically infecting human minds and altering their behavior, causing them to propagate the meme. Our society have always been buzing with these meme around through communication. You might be...

why is love or the concept of love our automatic responce to life , why not hate or fear or anything else , i believe that love is in us as a programe it drives us , it needs us but does it make the world go around or is that just money (ha ha) , love for all the joy and fear it gives us i...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/10/MNGK82U4MV1.DTL&type=science * jaw drops *

umm, it's just that in the past it wasn't like that... A person was not even considered the same way that we consider persons today. People were not individuals, but part of a big mass, of a town, a country, and the only people that mattered were the kings and leaders, etc. Across the...

All, Is anyone aware of any theories or studies examining the relationship between the behaviour of the cosmos and that of human beings? For example: The gravitational pull of large (or small) bodies in nature causes them to be attracted to or repelled from each other, human beings are...

The brain is the oldest computer known, developed through a process still undetermined in millions of years. As I see it now the brain is developing a computer to the level of A.I. (interesting). The brain needs information to function such as eyes,smell,taste,touch,hearing as forerunners...

Is it possible for us to make a functional model of the human brain? I'm not interested in the phylosophical implications, but more in the resources, techonolgies we can use (that's why I posted here... )

I think the term "miracle" may be a bit misleading, but it is rather accurate to describe the fact that we have survived the discovery of nuclear power. Michio Kaku, in his lecture, "Journey Through the Tenth Dimension", was talking about the possibility of discovering intelligent...

could someone just explain to me the ideas about human nature? is it a real science thing or just a philosophy? and what characteristics are considered human nature?

Could human beings accept their place in the universe? First this first. This is NOT a UFO post. I'm not here to debate little green men, crop circles, or weather the government is hiding UFOs. I'm sure everyone knows where to go for that. That being said.. What if a more advanced life form...

The answer to the "Does God exist" question from Human Practice A. The basic question of philosophy Man's early investigation into the world of knowledge have shown a division of philosophic schools into two main camps. Both camps can be divided at the basis of the way in which they answer...

Vote, and explain why it is immoral, isn't immoral or dependent on the situation as you believe the case to be.

I've got myself into a debate about whether Evolution is currently occurring in Humans. So far, with my initial thoughts on the subject, no matter how I approach the topic, I can only formulate Affirmative arguments. Can anyone think of any sort of case that can be built against the stance that...

If you had complete control over the design of future humans, what would your design be? [no jokes about the perfect woman please] Assume that you have mastered genetic engineering.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993814

What is it about me that "knows" what it knows? Wouldn't it be fair to say that the acknowledgment of truth is inborn? If not, then how can we acknowledge the truth of anything? Even if it's the truth that science reveals to us? Science is still a by-product of the human endeavor, meaning it's...

From my dear collegues: National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0520_030520_chimpanzees.html

What causes physical attraction between human beings, as a general animals? Like why I'd consider someone attractive while my friend thinks her average... Is it to do with the DNA? A penny for your thoughts people..

Hello all, another question. Can anyone explain to me please the details of, for example, a person swining a sword? How much body mass is involved, from which point do I measure the arc of the swing, how much energy is involved, et cetera? Thanks.

Wassup all! Firstly, here's to me, back after a loong break from PF ; ) Secondly, Ill like to raise an issue hotly debated in my school's religious and moral education class. This may have been raised up else where but I am too lazy to go search for it.. : P This i, also feel, comes...

It seems to me that key feature of human nature is denial. There are some things that many people just refuse to believe despite all the evidence in the world to back it up. This denial appears to be a result of serious perceived incompatibilities between existing beliefs and new...

In terms of our physical state! We have all seen on TV genetically modified humand with power of the mind the repel people. People with superhuman strength and the ability to dodge bullets with either speed or just because there rock solid! What is the human body capable of? Could we...

How exactly did scientists go about determining each of the 3 billion bases that make up the human genome?

Is human malevolence or natural predation more destructive to life?

"A mind differs from a computer in no other respect but complexity" There is a lot of ongoing debate on this topic. On one side, theologists believe that a mind is supernatural and cannot be reproduced by machines. On the other side, A.I. experts, physicalists and atheists like myself believe...

Bias. Ignorance (sometimes willful). Hypocrisy. Fear. I freely admit I have all of them. Anyone care to add to the list or admit they are also human?

Hello... This may sound like a strange question... nonetheless it is a sincere one... Hence I am curious enough to ask... What is the relationship with the male sexual psyche and their mothers? This is a very general and open ended question.

They're Made Out of Meat Imagine, if you will, the leader of the fifth invader force speaking to the commander in chief... "They're made out of meat." "Meat?" "Meat. They're made out of meat." "MEAT?" "There's no doubt about it. We picked several from different parts of the...

OK... This is an attempt in trying to make sense out of human behavior... What makes you tick? AND, why?

The other day i came across [Removed Broken Link], and while reading it i started thinking; "Why don't we human try to compress the things we learn before learning them, and uncompress them when we need to remember them ?". Then i realized that the human brain finds it easier to memorize a...