Sunday, 16 December 2012

'Bullingdon Club dolphins form elite societies and cliques scientists find fish


Dolphins form cliques based on their skills, scientists have found, suggesting that it may be the only non-human to enjoy the elite communities mammals. Und: "infiltrators were beggar exclusionary had closer ties and stronger with each other without Mttaflon" like humans associated preferentially with others who share the subculture her, and a tool used dolphins other favors like them, which is a strong indication that the use of a tool sponge behavior is cultural. "This is linked to the trend of most of those who are like them, and scientists believe, and" a crucial role in the cultures (without) rights ", and" may be true for society as well as the Dolphin of "in writing and reported the journal Nature Communications, a team led by Janet Mann:". So far, did not identify any material outside subcultures humans.
"Recently, many biologists to study nheritance overcome the genetic processes that contribute to the destruction of the estate, including the culture." Sometimes we think that the human qualities and culture, but also is a growing body of literature suggesting otherwise. "It is strange that researchers believe cliques formed for social reasons and practices did not say:" As a sponge solitary behavior, and based on any affiliation between Mttaflon search for collective food, but to identify other individuals and Mttaflon.

Horticultural and Pastoral Societies


Agricultural societiesan> put about 5,000 years ago in the Middle East, thanks to the invention of the plow. When pulled by oxen and other large animals, and allowed to plow more than just agriculture tools horticultural societies allowed. He also invented the wheel at about the same time, and the written language and numbers began to be used. Characterized by the development of farming communities and thus a turning point in the evolution of human society. The ancient Egypt and China, Greece and Rome and all the farming communities, India and several other major countries still exists today primarily agricultural.

Saturday, 8 December 2012

America acceptable face of cultural imperialism 2013


've Been in the United States in recent days, coinciding with the visit of Prime Minister, here, noting the proximity of the two countries. This is not the place to deal with such an idea of politics, but I've been thinking about the cultural aspects of it. We know the old joke about the two peoples separated by a common language, but certainly, although there is ample evidence on the contrary, we now even have a common culture to separate.

Tuesday, 4 December 2012

The case for private culture 2012


There are many defintions "culture." Most agree that culture is a socially transmitted phenomenon. This is another criticism of definitions - and claim to be able to make better use of this word.
First, based on the etymology of "culture" on the word agricultural metaphor. It refers to the "agriculture and the mind." It makes no mention of social transition. I suggest that it can also be used for individual learning "cultivation of the mind."
Then there is the question of what is important about the culture:
Minds allow objects to use your brain to adapt to the environment. Organizations use both social and individual learning to help them do so. However, it also allows social learning groups of organisms to maintain pools of knowledge for long periods of time - to allow cumulative cultural evolution. This prospect seems that this phenomenon major interest that makes the culture. But now there are other ways to create a static database - by creating backup copies. The possibility of making backups to make education systems can keep large databases Khaleda potentially without the need for individuals to serve as separate pairs. These systems may appear sophisticated accumulated by the culture of individual learning.