Those events aren't as close to us - they're trivia questions whereas for Chinese it would be their history. How many people in the US know that the US liberated Kuwait from an Iraqi occupation in 1991, invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, and invaded Iraq in 2003? That is the equivalent question.
In the case of Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the U.S. HAD to let the public know for new recruitments and votes. There was no incentive for the government/military to hide them.
The equivalent examples you should've listed are the government crackdown on US "Communist" citizens during the McCarthy era, the racial segregation, etc.
"The findings add support for a new approach to treating anxiety disorders: chemically blocking the emotional component of a memory as it is being recalled."
Reading the discussions here, some people seem to think that the drug actually erased the painful memories; which it doesn't.
My understanding is that with the drug, you don't have the same panic/anxiety response that you would normally get while recalling painful memories. That would mean that you can reflect on the event that created those painful memories more objectively and be better able to deal with your situation, if you're having problem coping with it.
"Even if you start on election day you can read the manifestos/pledges/whatever of the parties"
Why not just ask G.W.B. to vote for you instead? There's so much spin-doctoring and dubious political campaigns/slogans/leaflets that paying attention to a few sources only gives the illusion of information.
It's like teaching a monkey to type "I can type" on a typewriter and saying it has the intelligence of a journalist.
I think the best answer would be a democracy of educated people...
By educated, I hope you didn't mean brainwashed in arbitrary dogma...
It's already been tried by Communism, Fascism, Monarchy, etc. In such authoritarian oligarchies, a select few decide that they are educated and above the "herd" and thus have the legitimate power to rule over all else (or do as they like, bcoz they know best).
Whatever system replaces the present farce, I'd prefer one that had genuine accountability to all people.
It's a pity there is no vaccine for stupidity and dishonesty. Or at least, most of the world leaders belong to the 5-10% who don't develop immunity to them.:(
Although, I don't agree fully (to a small extent, i do agree) with your argument about the value of IQ tests, letting people be themselves seem like a good move.
Someone with high IQ score may have the capacity to do well but they don't have to, especially if they are not motivated. Besides, with a few exceptions, the vast majority of jobs don't really require highly intelligent people to man them. Sure, it would be nice if the bosses are actually smarter than their staff but job hierarchy are not often based on just one aspect of someone's characteristics.
Let's not forget that a job is means to an end, not an end in itself. I wish people would stop asking "What do you do for living?" as an ice breaker.
Actually to fluently speak a language one cannot mentally translate between languages in your mind - in practice one goes directly from the word in whichever language (house/huis/maison/casa) to the mental concept (in this case the concept of a house).
On a related note, when i read a book (or listen to radio/tv...) i will have forgotten exact words after a while but the gist of what it was about remains with me for a long time. Unless I rote learnt it, everytime i try to recall that fact, i'll end up with slightly different variations on the speech description of that fact.
There may be an internal representation(s) in the mind that the written/spoken phrases are converted into so that it can be stored & manipulated in the mind and retrieved in the future. Being bilingual(or trilingual, etc) may mean that there is still only one internal representation of a concept/idea which the speech center needs to access to create appropriate speech in a particular language.
But then, i'm no neuroscientist so don't quote me on this.
There is acedemic intelligence (heck you can often find a person who is great in one subject area and not another),...
A bright person is capable of performing well above average but he/she really doesn't have to. It may be that he/she just is not interested in something and puts little or no effort into it.
,... there is emotional intelligence, there is interpersonal/social intelligence, there is technical (hands on) aptitudes that are also intelligences.
you seem to be using the word 'intelligence' to refer to a whole bunch of different concepts. Intelligence, according to some definitions, does refer to the general *capacity* to adapt to one's environment.
When using the word 'intelligence' in the sense of abstract mental faculties (which often is the case), an 'intelligent' person isn't necessarily more physically active or more sociable than those that are not. But it doesn't preclude them, either.
Nature affecting IQ doesn't mean that someone who has "bad" genes is dumb. It just means that they will probably use some other intelligence or talent to make their contribution to the world.
Nonetheless, I agree with your statement about one's contribution to society. Stealing a speech from Spiderman: with greater intelligence comes greater responsibility. Intelligent people are more responsible than others, at least in a moral sense (because they can understand the world and forsee the future better than others) but that may be a wishful thinking. Such a person is as free as other people to act irresponsibly, if he chooses.
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Those events aren't as close to us - they're trivia questions whereas for Chinese it would be their history. How many people in the US know that the US liberated Kuwait from an Iraqi occupation in 1991, invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, and invaded Iraq in 2003? That is the equivalent question.
In the case of Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the U.S. HAD to let the public know for new recruitments and votes. There was no incentive for the government/military to hide them.
The equivalent examples you should've listed are the government crackdown on US "Communist" citizens during the McCarthy era, the racial segregation, etc.
Reading the discussions here, some people seem to think that the drug actually erased the painful memories; which it doesn't.
My understanding is that with the drug, you don't have the same panic/anxiety response that you would normally get while recalling painful memories. That would mean that you can reflect on the event that created those painful memories more objectively and be better able to deal with your situation, if you're having problem coping with it.
English.
No, it's Indglish or Chinglish
Or maybe it's Chindian (if the chinese decide to scrap the one-child policy).
Why not just ask G.W.B. to vote for you instead? There's so much spin-doctoring and dubious political campaigns/slogans/leaflets that paying attention to a few sources only gives the illusion of information.
It's like teaching a monkey to type "I can type" on a typewriter and saying it has the intelligence of a journalist.
By educated, I hope you didn't mean brainwashed in arbitrary dogma...
It's already been tried by Communism, Fascism, Monarchy, etc. In such authoritarian oligarchies, a select few decide that they are educated and above the "herd" and thus have the legitimate power to rule over all else (or do as they like, bcoz they know best).
Whatever system replaces the present farce, I'd prefer one that had genuine accountability to all people.
It's a pity there is no vaccine for stupidity and dishonesty. Or at least, most of the world leaders belong to the 5-10% who don't develop immunity to them. :(
"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". Ubuntu also means "I am what I am because of who we all are"
Your arrogant attitude towards newbies clearly reveals your ignorance.
G.W.B. as the brain of America. Enough said.
i can think of statistics (eg. p-value) to support an idea/theory but a mathematical proof of mutation seems a bit over the top.
Someone with high IQ score may have the capacity to do well but they don't have to, especially if they are not motivated. Besides, with a few exceptions, the vast majority of jobs don't really require highly intelligent people to man them. Sure, it would be nice if the bosses are actually smarter than their staff but job hierarchy are not often based on just one aspect of someone's characteristics.
Let's not forget that a job is means to an end, not an end in itself. I wish people would stop asking "What do you do for living?" as an ice breaker.
True, but without the right knowledge, wisdom is difficult to attain.
On a related note, when i read a book (or listen to radio/tv...) i will have forgotten exact words after a while but the gist of what it was about remains with me for a long time. Unless I rote learnt it, everytime i try to recall that fact, i'll end up with slightly different variations on the speech description of that fact.
There may be an internal representation(s) in the mind that the written/spoken phrases are converted into so that it can be stored & manipulated in the mind and retrieved in the future. Being bilingual(or trilingual, etc) may mean that there is still only one internal representation of a concept/idea which the speech center needs to access to create appropriate speech in a particular language.
But then, i'm no neuroscientist so don't quote me on this.
A bright person is capable of performing well above average but he/she really doesn't have to. It may be that he/she just is not interested in something and puts little or no effort into it.
you seem to be using the word 'intelligence' to refer to a whole bunch of different concepts. Intelligence, according to some definitions, does refer to the general *capacity* to adapt to one's environment. When using the word 'intelligence' in the sense of abstract mental faculties (which often is the case), an 'intelligent' person isn't necessarily more physically active or more sociable than those that are not. But it doesn't preclude them, either.
Nature affecting IQ doesn't mean that someone who has "bad" genes is dumb. It just means that they will probably use some other intelligence or talent to make their contribution to the world.
Nonetheless, I agree with your statement about one's contribution to society. Stealing a speech from Spiderman: with greater intelligence comes greater responsibility. Intelligent people are more responsible than others, at least in a moral sense (because they can understand the world and forsee the future better than others) but that may be a wishful thinking. Such a person is as free as other people to act irresponsibly, if he chooses.