automatic and outside of conscious control. However, the mind can “remember” previous rewards in subtle ways; intuitively wanting (or “craving”) them.[22]In fact, the mind can continue wanting a reward that it will never receive again, and may not even enjoy when it does happen ([...
Now I will be moving to South Korea. Thankfully, my experiences working in a school in the Philippines with a large Korean population have prepared me for this (as well as my living in China and deep studies of Chinese culture and history) but it will still be an adjustment as you can...
So-called “moderate liberals” are supporting entitlement reform because they’re afraid of what might happen if the debt ceiling isn’t isn’t raised in time to avert a government shutdown. Financial sustainability has nothing to do with it, but political blackmail sure does. Guess who’s r...
Genetic data can tell us about our complex journey to modern humanity, as well as about our closest relatives both living and extinct. Though we might imagine we evolved in a clear, straight line from primate toHomo sapiens(i.e., you), it didn’t actually happen that way. In fact, we...
But don’t kid yourselves. Although you may agree to things and work them out ahead of time, as stressors and different situations happen, realize that it’s common for you and your spouse to react in ways you didn’t anticipate. It’s impossible to plan for everything...
Your life is organized like an orbit. I know. 了解了这点,就知道为何四年于相隔千里的我们,似乎只是弹指一挥间而已。 我其实了解小女儿的心理,是希望多一点surprise多一点romantic多一点傻里吧唧的指天划地的。可惜我这方面的才能似乎多用在0,1组成的无机世界里了,于是只能委屈她了。大多数的时间,她就一...
I think it’s high time – and an absolutely perfect opportunity – to be ambitious. This thing’s gonna cost a fortune no matter what, so let’s be bold and creative and build something beautiful. It won’t happen. The Mayor is announcing the decision today on whether to repair (so ...
110113– If you happen to have an idol of your own and think that anyone who doesn’t slobber helplessly over her or him is automatically an enemy who needs to be destroyed, I’ll just say that someone has a problem and it’s not me and other people who have real critical projects ...
“The origin of life on Earth is the biggest mystery of human beings. Scientists can have totally different points of view on the matter. Some think that life is very rare and happened only once in the Universe, while others think that life can happen on every suitable planet. If panspermi...
What if the Britannia Empire (which we are to assume was based on the old British Empire?) never lost the US War of Independence? This is what Code Geass partially explores as we see an alternate future of what would happen if that Empire never dissolved. So, we got mechs, bizarre powe...