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While advances in artificial intelligence have the potential to bring convenience to humans, there are concerns that the emergence of a strong artificial intelligence could spiral out of human control, raising ethical issues and the risk of a dystopian future.   Humanity has gone through three industrial revolutions that have shaped the world like never before, and now we are preparing for...

This article addresses the debate over whether human language is a byproduct of the development of intelligence or the result of adaptation by natural selection, exploring the issue from different perspectives and ultimately arguing that it is a product of adaptation.   “Why do we exist?” is the question Richard Dawkins first posed in his book The Selfish Gene. Few people can answer this...

This article explains how the development of transportation and communication has made the 21st century a “global village” and the social and economic changes it has brought about. It also points out that while the development of transportation has made life easier, it has also caused problems such as economic imbalance and environmental pollution, and emphasizes the need for sustainable...

The history of cinema has evolved from visual entertainment to experimenting with the possibilities of artistic expression. André Bazin’s realist aesthetic was particularly influential in establishing cinema as an important artistic tool for recreating and interpreting reality.   The history of cinema has been one of experimenting with artistic possibilities and discovering its own...

Human intellect is pushing the limits of natural selection and creating new life forms through genetic engineering and biotechnology. These technologies offer great promise, but they also raise ethical questions and responsibilities.   What do you think is the greatest power of humans? Most people would answer “intellect”. The picture of our evolution over time from monkeys to humans is best...

Technological advancements have greatly improved our lives, but the question remains whether these changes have had a positive impact on our mental well-being. By comparing happiness in the past and today, we can argue that technological advancements have contributed to material happiness but may not have had as much of an impact on mental happiness.   Technology has been improving endlessly...

The human brain stores and processes memories in many different forms, and processes information by sending signals through synaptic connections between neurons. Narrative information is stored in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex, while non-narrative information is stored in different parts of the brain, including the striatum, cerebellum, and amygdala.   While many scientists have tried...

This article explores the meaning and bias of historical records, arguing that history is not simply a record of the facts of the past, but is also reinterpreted and reconstructed as times and societies change.   If we were to answer the very difficult question of what history is, we would say that it refers to the facts of human society’s past, and the written records of those facts...

Externalities, where the effects of one person’s economic activity on others are not reflected in market prices, lead to inefficient allocation of resources. To address this, governments use regulations and subsidies to reduce negative externalities and encourage positive externalities.   In everyday life, the economic activities of one person affect the economic activities of others...

Mirages are natural phenomena in deserts and polar regions where the refraction of light by temperature differences creates the appearance of objects that aren’t actually there, and have confused many people throughout history.   A mirage is a phenomenon where something appears to be there when it’s not. However, a mirage is not an illusion or trick of the eye, but rather a...