by Phin Upham In 1897 the scholar Emile Durkheim wrote Suicide one of the first examples of rigorous sociology. It used the suicide rates in Europe to illustrate the importance of community ties to behavior. To this day it stands as a classic in sociology and has had profound impact on the way economics, […]
How We Think – An Analysis of Cognition
How do we think? What ideas of self are embedded in this process? A review of classic theories of self is presented and synthesized in an article by Phin Upham Classic theories on cognition present a view of self (both explicit and implicit) and their consequences (and presuppositions) constituting 1) a demonstration that we avoid the […]
eLearning as a Performance Booster
Employee engagement is one of the most important elements for high productivity, and therefore is among the most common causes of descending revenue growth. The problem is so acute worldwide that a number of companies in Sweden even initiated the new regime, reducing workdays to only 6 hours in 2016 to try boosting productivity. A […]
O’Malley and Rawlings-Blake: Failure of Leadership?
By Barry Rascovar May 4, 2015 — Baltimore deserves better. The citizens of Charm City, black and white, dutifully worked for decades to overcome obstacles of urban decline, including poverty and joblessness, with the goal of creating a thriving neo-urban, multi-racial environment attractive to residents and employers. Those intent on achieving that dream have suffered a heartbreaking setback. […]
Putin may be correct when he links homosexuals to pedophilia
President Vladimir Putin comments recently that the law aimed at banning “propaganda of homosexuality” with “pedophilia” has outraged gay and homosexual activists here in the United States – who literally squirm at the idea they are more likely to abuse children – when facts suggest that could be true. Putin also told homosexuals pointedly to […]
Advent of the key influential drug for Alzheimer’s disease
12-November-2012: As per a study lead by the researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, it has been shown that a chemical compound invented to relieve the neuropathic pain has the capability to act as a unique yet effective remedial option for treating the deadly old age condition called Alzheimer’s disease. Professor Mohamed Naguib, lead researcher of […]
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