This document discusses human metasystem transitions from an evolutionary perspective and their implications for the emergence of a "Global Brain". It analyzes how hunting, agriculture, and industry exploited new energy sources and communication/transportation networks to drive societal restructuring. It argues a fourth transition is emerging, enabled by solar/internet technologies, that may give rise to a decentralized, globally-connected intelligent system within this century. This transition may close the human feedback loop and yield a higher-order consciousness or post-human era.
The document presents the Information-Energy Metasystem Model (IEMM) as a framework for understanding historical transitions in human systems of control. It argues that new levels of social organization and control emerge through "metasystem transitions" enabled by new information mediums that increase societies' ability to control energy. The model outlines three major transitions: from bands to tribes with the development of language; from tribes to chiefdoms/kingdoms with the advent of writing; and from kingdoms to nation-states with the printing press. It suggests a fourth transition may be occurring with the internet stabilizing renewable energy sources and leading to more distributed, digital forms of global governance.
Cadell Last End of biological reproduction presentationMarios Kyriazis
This document discusses human evolution and life history theory, suggesting a potential fourth transition is emerging towards biological reproduction being replaced by cultural reproduction. It outlines three previous primate transitions from prosimians to monkeys to apes to humans, characterized by later sexual maturity and longer lifespans. This enabled increased brain size and parental care. The author argues modern trends towards very low fertility rates and high life expectancy represent a new transition fueled by cultural learning outweighing biological needs. This could lead to radical life extension and "idea sex" driving change over biological reproduction by 2050.
Prof. Michael Raupach "Synthesis in science and society" ACEAS Grand 2014 part Baceas13tern
This document discusses synthesis in science and society. It notes that both the natural world and human world have undergone rapid changes starting in the 19th century that accelerated around 1950. It also discusses the concept of the Anthropocene and the idea of planetary boundaries to define a "safe operating space for humanity." Additionally, it examines the relationship between natural systems and human well-being and the challenges of coping with increasing complexity and growth in the globalized world.
This document discusses the idea of "placeless people" or "third culture individuals" who see themselves as global citizens rather than citizens of a single nation. It suggests that in today's globally connected world, some people have multiple cultural influences and feel less defined by their country of origin. The ability to speak multiple languages and have an internationally diverse social network may be indicators that someone has adopted a placeless identity and broadened their mental models beyond a single culture. The limits of human cognition are also discussed, noting how people can chunk or categorize information to process more than the "magical number" of seven items at a time.
Population 9 - Intro To Population And ResourcesEcumene
The document discusses different perspectives on the relationship between population growth and resources. It describes Thomas Malthus' view that population grows exponentially while resources only grow arithmetically, eventually exceeding resources and resulting in checks like famine. Later, Esther Boserup argued that population pressure drives innovation to more productively use resources. Paul Ehrlich warned of overpopulation risks while Julian Simon believed human ingenuity allows indefinite resource growth. Their famous bet showed resource prices generally decreased by 1990, supporting Simon's view. Debates continue between those prioritizing resource limits versus those believing in human adaptation.
Populations have characteristics like population size, density, age distribution, and dispersion that can change over time. A population's growth is determined by births and immigration minus deaths and emigration. Exponential growth occurs when births exceed deaths, but resources are ultimately limited by the environment's carrying capacity. Populations may exhibit r-selected or K-selected reproductive strategies depending on environmental pressures and resource availability.
This lecture discusses human diversity and evolution. It argues that while the human form has been biologically fixed for over 50,000 years, culture has continued to evolve rapidly. Tracing human migration out of Africa using genetics, the lecture shows that humans today are not meaningfully divided into biological races, as nearly all genetic variation exists within populations. More recent human evolution has occurred culturally through developments like agriculture and urbanization, leading to more complex social systems over the past 10,000 years.
Scientists describe population growth using models like exponential and logistic growth. Exponential growth assumes unlimited resources leading to rapid growth, while logistic growth incorporates limiting factors that slow growth as the population approaches the carrying capacity. Population size is regulated by biotic factors like competition for resources, disease, predation, and physiological stress at high densities, as well as abiotic factors such as climate, weather, and natural disasters. No population perfectly fits either the exponential or logistic growth models due to the complex interplay of these limiting factors.
The document presents the Information-Energy Metasystem Model (IEMM) as a framework for understanding historical transitions in human systems of control. It argues that new levels of social organization and control emerge through "metasystem transitions" enabled by new information mediums that increase societies' ability to control energy. The model outlines three major transitions: from bands to tribes with the development of language; from tribes to chiefdoms/kingdoms with the advent of writing; and from kingdoms to nation-states with the printing press. It suggests a fourth transition may be occurring with the internet stabilizing renewable energy sources and leading to more distributed, digital forms of global governance.
Cadell Last End of biological reproduction presentationMarios Kyriazis
This document discusses human evolution and life history theory, suggesting a potential fourth transition is emerging towards biological reproduction being replaced by cultural reproduction. It outlines three previous primate transitions from prosimians to monkeys to apes to humans, characterized by later sexual maturity and longer lifespans. This enabled increased brain size and parental care. The author argues modern trends towards very low fertility rates and high life expectancy represent a new transition fueled by cultural learning outweighing biological needs. This could lead to radical life extension and "idea sex" driving change over biological reproduction by 2050.
Prof. Michael Raupach "Synthesis in science and society" ACEAS Grand 2014 part Baceas13tern
This document discusses synthesis in science and society. It notes that both the natural world and human world have undergone rapid changes starting in the 19th century that accelerated around 1950. It also discusses the concept of the Anthropocene and the idea of planetary boundaries to define a "safe operating space for humanity." Additionally, it examines the relationship between natural systems and human well-being and the challenges of coping with increasing complexity and growth in the globalized world.
This document discusses the idea of "placeless people" or "third culture individuals" who see themselves as global citizens rather than citizens of a single nation. It suggests that in today's globally connected world, some people have multiple cultural influences and feel less defined by their country of origin. The ability to speak multiple languages and have an internationally diverse social network may be indicators that someone has adopted a placeless identity and broadened their mental models beyond a single culture. The limits of human cognition are also discussed, noting how people can chunk or categorize information to process more than the "magical number" of seven items at a time.
Population 9 - Intro To Population And ResourcesEcumene
The document discusses different perspectives on the relationship between population growth and resources. It describes Thomas Malthus' view that population grows exponentially while resources only grow arithmetically, eventually exceeding resources and resulting in checks like famine. Later, Esther Boserup argued that population pressure drives innovation to more productively use resources. Paul Ehrlich warned of overpopulation risks while Julian Simon believed human ingenuity allows indefinite resource growth. Their famous bet showed resource prices generally decreased by 1990, supporting Simon's view. Debates continue between those prioritizing resource limits versus those believing in human adaptation.
Populations have characteristics like population size, density, age distribution, and dispersion that can change over time. A population's growth is determined by births and immigration minus deaths and emigration. Exponential growth occurs when births exceed deaths, but resources are ultimately limited by the environment's carrying capacity. Populations may exhibit r-selected or K-selected reproductive strategies depending on environmental pressures and resource availability.
This lecture discusses human diversity and evolution. It argues that while the human form has been biologically fixed for over 50,000 years, culture has continued to evolve rapidly. Tracing human migration out of Africa using genetics, the lecture shows that humans today are not meaningfully divided into biological races, as nearly all genetic variation exists within populations. More recent human evolution has occurred culturally through developments like agriculture and urbanization, leading to more complex social systems over the past 10,000 years.
Scientists describe population growth using models like exponential and logistic growth. Exponential growth assumes unlimited resources leading to rapid growth, while logistic growth incorporates limiting factors that slow growth as the population approaches the carrying capacity. Population size is regulated by biotic factors like competition for resources, disease, predation, and physiological stress at high densities, as well as abiotic factors such as climate, weather, and natural disasters. No population perfectly fits either the exponential or logistic growth models due to the complex interplay of these limiting factors.
The document provides information on various geography, government, and economic terms and concepts. It begins by listing states and capitals, then defines terms like culture, globalization, and the five themes of geography. It also includes sections on country comparisons, types of governments, political parties, and economic vocabulary. Key ideas covered include definitions of democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and other forms of government. It also defines economic concepts like barter, human capital, markets, and scarcity.
This document provides information on human evolution and different types of societies. It discusses four categories of hominids (Sahelanthropus, Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Homo), with details on several types of Homo (H. habilis, H. erectus, H. sapiens, H. floresiensis, H. naledi, H. rudolfensis, H. heidelbergensis). It also outlines the differences between H. sapiens neanderthalensis and H. sapiens sapiens. The document describes six types of societies (hunting and gathering, pastoral, horticultural, agricultural, industrial, post-industrial)
This document provides an overview of human evolution from early hominids to modern humans. It discusses key species in human evolution such as Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and Homo sapiens. The document also addresses how environmental changes influenced diet and the development of traits like bipedalism and larger brain size over millions of years. Finally, it notes the importance of understanding human evolution and history for modern psychologists in contextualizing human behavior and cognition.
First year SBC174 Evolution course - week 2
1. NeoDarwinism/ModernSynthesis
2. Major transitions in Evolution
3. Geological Timescales
4. Some drivers of evolution
Science & Religion @ Parliament of World ReligionsPaul H. Carr
Science & Religion Sessions Parliament of World Religions, Nov 1-7, 2018, Toronto, Canada 8000 Parliament Participants
Session Chairs: Paul H. Carr, Mladen Turk Organizers: Maynard Moore (IRAS), Ron Cole-Turner (ISSR)
-Possibility of Inclusion: science and religion. V.V. Raman
-A real God in our scientific universe: Letting it teach us about God. Nancy E. Abrams.
-Climate, carbon, and “Ground of All Being.” Paul H. Carr
-Food scarcity, safety, imbalance, and population challenges. Solomon Katz
-Ordinary faith, ordinary science. Nobel Laureate William Phillips
-Re-invisioning hope. religious naturalism. Carol Wayne White
-Science and ethics of CRSPR gene editing for future generations. Janet Rossant & James Peterson
-The Rabbi’s Brain: Neurotheology & Compassion. Andrew Newberg & Rabbi David Halprin
-The origin of evil & the brain network. William Shoemaker
-The new search for life in our galaxy. Michael Summers.
-Science, religion & global justice. Fraser Watts
-Understanding science through participation. Grace Wolf-Chase
PLENARY SESSION: PEOPLE OF FAITH FOR OUR EARTH
This document summarizes the evolution of human species from early hominids to modern humans and provides some hypotheses about future human evolution. It discusses:
- Early hominid species like Australopithecus that lived 3-4 million years ago and were bipedal but still spent time in trees
- Increased brain size in Homo habilis and Homo erectus around 2 million years ago which enabled tool use and hunting
- Appearance of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals around 200,000 years ago
- Different theories about how human evolution may progress in the future through natural selection, artificial selection with genetic engineering, or merging with technology to create cyborg or post-human species
The document discusses challenges and opportunities that may arise in the future based on emerging technologies and their implications. It summarizes key points from several sources about the accelerating rate of technological change and its potential impacts. Some of the issues raised include the threats of climate change, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and how humanism may be impacted. It also highlights the momentum towards greater human control over nature and the environment through science and technology, and questions who or what may compete with humans as the dominant species in the future.
The document summarizes key aspects of human evolution from early hominids to modern Homo sapiens. It discusses that the evolutionary history of hominids is not clear due to incomplete fossil records. Early hominid species included Australopithecus afarensis and Homo habilis. Later species such as Homo erectus showed adaptations for walking and larger brain size. The document compares physical traits between hominid species and modern humans. It also addresses debates around the emergence of modern humans and their relationship to Neanderthals.
This document discusses human evolution from early hominin species like Australopithecus to modern humans. It describes some of the major species in human evolution such as Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo sapiens. Key developments discussed include the evolution of bipedalism, increasing brain size, tool use, adaptations to climate, and genetic changes over millions of years that have resulted in modern humans.
This document discusses human evolution and life history theory, suggesting a potential fourth transition is emerging towards biological reproduction being replaced by cultural reproduction. It outlines three previous primate transitions from prosimians to monkeys to apes to humans, characterized by later sexual maturity and longer lifespans. This enabled increased brain size and parental care. The author argues modern trends towards very low fertility rates and high life expectancy represent a new transition fueled by cultural learning outweighing biological needs. This could lead to radical life extension and "idea sex" driving change over biological reproduction by 2050.
The document discusses key principles of human evolution including natural selection, genetics, taxonomy of early hominins, and tool development as evidence of culture. It examines early hominins like Australopithecus afarensis and Homo habilis, and traces increases in brain size and cultural adaptations over generations from Oldowan to Acheulean and Mousterian tool traditions. The development of tools and behaviors in Homo erectus and Neanderthals is also summarized alongside trends in human biological and cultural evolution.
This slideshow explores the prevailing ethics and value systems that have shaped culture and guided human behavior. It looks at philosophical as well as religious & spiritual systems, and discusses today's dominant, neoliberal point of view about the nature of the world and its resources.
Writing The Encyclopedia Of Life (not EoL.org)Vince Smith
The document discusses the goal of comprehensively inventorying and documenting Earth's biodiversity through the Encyclopedia of Life project. It notes that while about 1.8 million species have been described, the total number is estimated to be between 10-30 million. The challenges discussed include integrating fragmented data from different sources and communities, addressing issues around incentives, politics, and licensing to encourage global collaboration on the project. Technical challenges involve developing standards, platforms, and web services to aggregate and semantically link biodiversity data at large scale.
The document discusses human evolution and several early hominid species, including Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, and modern humans. It describes how humans first evolved in Africa and traces the evolution of traits like bipedalism. Key points made include that Homo habilis was the first tool-making hominid and Homo erectus was one of the first hominids with modern human-like body proportions. The document also discusses evidence of interbreeding between early hominids like Neanderthals and modern humans.
The document discusses the theory of evolution in the Sankhya philosophy and its comparability to Darwin's theory of evolution. It states that the Sankhya philosophy speaks of one species transforming into another through the influx of nature, which is a spiritual explanation of evolution. Good and fitting circumstances can cause man to manifest or the god to manifest in man, similar to Darwin's idea of natural selection and adaptations leading to evolution. The document explores evidence of ongoing human evolution through genetic variations and changes driven by cultural evolution, such as adaptations for lactose tolerance and bacterial resistance. It references the ideas of Teilhard de Chardin and Sri Aurobindo that evolution may culminate in a higher state of divine consciousness or super
1) James Burke identifies that through accumulating knowledge over time, inventions and innovations have led to progress that changes history.
2) A scientific hypothesis suggests that a volcanic eruption in the 6th century disrupted climate conditions worldwide and caused migrations, diseases, and changes to civilizations.
3) Jared Diamond explains how Europeans achieved dominance over the Americas due to advantages in domesticated plants/animals, ease of technology/crop transfers, and diseases that devastated the native population without European immunities.
Evo lutionary Biology (Bio 110) - INTRODUCTION (What is Evolution, History)Shaina Mavreen Villaroza
The document provides an outline for a course on evolutionary thought. It begins with an introduction to evolutionary theory, including the history of evolutionary thought from early thinkers like Aristotle to modern founders like Darwin and Wallace. It then covers topics like microevolution, speciation, macroevolution, major evolutionary trends in nature, and the evolution of humans and specific traits. The course examines the development of evolutionary ideas over time and key concepts through a 14-week structure divided into sections and topics.
Evolution, Primatology, Human Ancestry, Physical variationanimation0118
Anthropology
REFERENCES:
Ember, C. (2007). Anthropology. Singapore: Pearson Educational South Asia.
Ember, C., Ember, M., & Peregrine, P. (2009). Human evolution and culture: Highlights of anthropology. (6th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
Ervin, A. (2005). Applied anthropology: Tools and perspectives for contemporary practice. Boston: Pearson.
Kottak, C. (2011). Anthropology: Appreciating cultural diversity. New York: Mc Graw-Hill.
Kottak, C. (2008). Anthropology: The explanation of human diversity. Boston: Mc Graw-Hill.
Launda, R. (2010). Core concepts in cultural anthropology. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Nanda, S. (2007). Cultural anthropology. Belmont, California: Walsworth/Thomson Learning.
Microbial interaction
Microorganisms interacts with each other and can be physically associated with another organisms in a variety of ways.
One organism can be located on the surface of another organism as an ectobiont or located within another organism as endobiont.
Microbial interaction may be positive such as mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism or may be negative such as parasitism, predation or competition
Types of microbial interaction
Positive interaction: mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism
Negative interaction: Ammensalism (antagonism), parasitism, predation, competition
I. Mutualism:
It is defined as the relationship in which each organism in interaction gets benefits from association. It is an obligatory relationship in which mutualist and host are metabolically dependent on each other.
Mutualistic relationship is very specific where one member of association cannot be replaced by another species.
Mutualism require close physical contact between interacting organisms.
Relationship of mutualism allows organisms to exist in habitat that could not occupied by either species alone.
Mutualistic relationship between organisms allows them to act as a single organism.
Examples of mutualism:
i. Lichens:
Lichens are excellent example of mutualism.
They are the association of specific fungi and certain genus of algae. In lichen, fungal partner is called mycobiont and algal partner is called
II. Syntrophism:
It is an association in which the growth of one organism either depends on or improved by the substrate provided by another organism.
In syntrophism both organism in association gets benefits.
Compound A
Utilized by population 1
Compound B
Utilized by population 2
Compound C
utilized by both Population 1+2
Products
In this theoretical example of syntrophism, population 1 is able to utilize and metabolize compound A, forming compound B but cannot metabolize beyond compound B without co-operation of population 2. Population 2is unable to utilize compound A but it can metabolize compound B forming compound C. Then both population 1 and 2 are able to carry out metabolic reaction which leads to formation of end product that neither population could produce alone.
Examples of syntrophism:
i. Methanogenic ecosystem in sludge digester
Methane produced by methanogenic bacteria depends upon interspecies hydrogen transfer by other fermentative bacteria.
Anaerobic fermentative bacteria generate CO2 and H2 utilizing carbohydrates which is then utilized by methanogenic bacteria (Methanobacter) to produce methane.
ii. Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis:
In the minimal media, Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis are able to grow together but not alone.
The synergistic relationship between E. faecalis and L. arobinosus occurs in which E. faecalis require folic acid
Sexuality - Issues, Attitude and Behaviour - Applied Social Psychology - Psyc...PsychoTech Services
A proprietary approach developed by bringing together the best of learning theories from Psychology, design principles from the world of visualization, and pedagogical methods from over a decade of training experience, that enables you to: Learn better, faster!
The document provides information on various geography, government, and economic terms and concepts. It begins by listing states and capitals, then defines terms like culture, globalization, and the five themes of geography. It also includes sections on country comparisons, types of governments, political parties, and economic vocabulary. Key ideas covered include definitions of democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and other forms of government. It also defines economic concepts like barter, human capital, markets, and scarcity.
This document provides information on human evolution and different types of societies. It discusses four categories of hominids (Sahelanthropus, Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, Homo), with details on several types of Homo (H. habilis, H. erectus, H. sapiens, H. floresiensis, H. naledi, H. rudolfensis, H. heidelbergensis). It also outlines the differences between H. sapiens neanderthalensis and H. sapiens sapiens. The document describes six types of societies (hunting and gathering, pastoral, horticultural, agricultural, industrial, post-industrial)
This document provides an overview of human evolution from early hominids to modern humans. It discusses key species in human evolution such as Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and Homo sapiens. The document also addresses how environmental changes influenced diet and the development of traits like bipedalism and larger brain size over millions of years. Finally, it notes the importance of understanding human evolution and history for modern psychologists in contextualizing human behavior and cognition.
First year SBC174 Evolution course - week 2
1. NeoDarwinism/ModernSynthesis
2. Major transitions in Evolution
3. Geological Timescales
4. Some drivers of evolution
Science & Religion @ Parliament of World ReligionsPaul H. Carr
Science & Religion Sessions Parliament of World Religions, Nov 1-7, 2018, Toronto, Canada 8000 Parliament Participants
Session Chairs: Paul H. Carr, Mladen Turk Organizers: Maynard Moore (IRAS), Ron Cole-Turner (ISSR)
-Possibility of Inclusion: science and religion. V.V. Raman
-A real God in our scientific universe: Letting it teach us about God. Nancy E. Abrams.
-Climate, carbon, and “Ground of All Being.” Paul H. Carr
-Food scarcity, safety, imbalance, and population challenges. Solomon Katz
-Ordinary faith, ordinary science. Nobel Laureate William Phillips
-Re-invisioning hope. religious naturalism. Carol Wayne White
-Science and ethics of CRSPR gene editing for future generations. Janet Rossant & James Peterson
-The Rabbi’s Brain: Neurotheology & Compassion. Andrew Newberg & Rabbi David Halprin
-The origin of evil & the brain network. William Shoemaker
-The new search for life in our galaxy. Michael Summers.
-Science, religion & global justice. Fraser Watts
-Understanding science through participation. Grace Wolf-Chase
PLENARY SESSION: PEOPLE OF FAITH FOR OUR EARTH
This document summarizes the evolution of human species from early hominids to modern humans and provides some hypotheses about future human evolution. It discusses:
- Early hominid species like Australopithecus that lived 3-4 million years ago and were bipedal but still spent time in trees
- Increased brain size in Homo habilis and Homo erectus around 2 million years ago which enabled tool use and hunting
- Appearance of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals around 200,000 years ago
- Different theories about how human evolution may progress in the future through natural selection, artificial selection with genetic engineering, or merging with technology to create cyborg or post-human species
The document discusses challenges and opportunities that may arise in the future based on emerging technologies and their implications. It summarizes key points from several sources about the accelerating rate of technological change and its potential impacts. Some of the issues raised include the threats of climate change, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and how humanism may be impacted. It also highlights the momentum towards greater human control over nature and the environment through science and technology, and questions who or what may compete with humans as the dominant species in the future.
The document summarizes key aspects of human evolution from early hominids to modern Homo sapiens. It discusses that the evolutionary history of hominids is not clear due to incomplete fossil records. Early hominid species included Australopithecus afarensis and Homo habilis. Later species such as Homo erectus showed adaptations for walking and larger brain size. The document compares physical traits between hominid species and modern humans. It also addresses debates around the emergence of modern humans and their relationship to Neanderthals.
This document discusses human evolution from early hominin species like Australopithecus to modern humans. It describes some of the major species in human evolution such as Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo sapiens. Key developments discussed include the evolution of bipedalism, increasing brain size, tool use, adaptations to climate, and genetic changes over millions of years that have resulted in modern humans.
This document discusses human evolution and life history theory, suggesting a potential fourth transition is emerging towards biological reproduction being replaced by cultural reproduction. It outlines three previous primate transitions from prosimians to monkeys to apes to humans, characterized by later sexual maturity and longer lifespans. This enabled increased brain size and parental care. The author argues modern trends towards very low fertility rates and high life expectancy represent a new transition fueled by cultural learning outweighing biological needs. This could lead to radical life extension and "idea sex" driving change over biological reproduction by 2050.
The document discusses key principles of human evolution including natural selection, genetics, taxonomy of early hominins, and tool development as evidence of culture. It examines early hominins like Australopithecus afarensis and Homo habilis, and traces increases in brain size and cultural adaptations over generations from Oldowan to Acheulean and Mousterian tool traditions. The development of tools and behaviors in Homo erectus and Neanderthals is also summarized alongside trends in human biological and cultural evolution.
This slideshow explores the prevailing ethics and value systems that have shaped culture and guided human behavior. It looks at philosophical as well as religious & spiritual systems, and discusses today's dominant, neoliberal point of view about the nature of the world and its resources.
Writing The Encyclopedia Of Life (not EoL.org)Vince Smith
The document discusses the goal of comprehensively inventorying and documenting Earth's biodiversity through the Encyclopedia of Life project. It notes that while about 1.8 million species have been described, the total number is estimated to be between 10-30 million. The challenges discussed include integrating fragmented data from different sources and communities, addressing issues around incentives, politics, and licensing to encourage global collaboration on the project. Technical challenges involve developing standards, platforms, and web services to aggregate and semantically link biodiversity data at large scale.
The document discusses human evolution and several early hominid species, including Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis, and modern humans. It describes how humans first evolved in Africa and traces the evolution of traits like bipedalism. Key points made include that Homo habilis was the first tool-making hominid and Homo erectus was one of the first hominids with modern human-like body proportions. The document also discusses evidence of interbreeding between early hominids like Neanderthals and modern humans.
The document discusses the theory of evolution in the Sankhya philosophy and its comparability to Darwin's theory of evolution. It states that the Sankhya philosophy speaks of one species transforming into another through the influx of nature, which is a spiritual explanation of evolution. Good and fitting circumstances can cause man to manifest or the god to manifest in man, similar to Darwin's idea of natural selection and adaptations leading to evolution. The document explores evidence of ongoing human evolution through genetic variations and changes driven by cultural evolution, such as adaptations for lactose tolerance and bacterial resistance. It references the ideas of Teilhard de Chardin and Sri Aurobindo that evolution may culminate in a higher state of divine consciousness or super
1) James Burke identifies that through accumulating knowledge over time, inventions and innovations have led to progress that changes history.
2) A scientific hypothesis suggests that a volcanic eruption in the 6th century disrupted climate conditions worldwide and caused migrations, diseases, and changes to civilizations.
3) Jared Diamond explains how Europeans achieved dominance over the Americas due to advantages in domesticated plants/animals, ease of technology/crop transfers, and diseases that devastated the native population without European immunities.
Evo lutionary Biology (Bio 110) - INTRODUCTION (What is Evolution, History)Shaina Mavreen Villaroza
The document provides an outline for a course on evolutionary thought. It begins with an introduction to evolutionary theory, including the history of evolutionary thought from early thinkers like Aristotle to modern founders like Darwin and Wallace. It then covers topics like microevolution, speciation, macroevolution, major evolutionary trends in nature, and the evolution of humans and specific traits. The course examines the development of evolutionary ideas over time and key concepts through a 14-week structure divided into sections and topics.
Evolution, Primatology, Human Ancestry, Physical variationanimation0118
Anthropology
REFERENCES:
Ember, C. (2007). Anthropology. Singapore: Pearson Educational South Asia.
Ember, C., Ember, M., & Peregrine, P. (2009). Human evolution and culture: Highlights of anthropology. (6th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.
Ervin, A. (2005). Applied anthropology: Tools and perspectives for contemporary practice. Boston: Pearson.
Kottak, C. (2011). Anthropology: Appreciating cultural diversity. New York: Mc Graw-Hill.
Kottak, C. (2008). Anthropology: The explanation of human diversity. Boston: Mc Graw-Hill.
Launda, R. (2010). Core concepts in cultural anthropology. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Nanda, S. (2007). Cultural anthropology. Belmont, California: Walsworth/Thomson Learning.
Microbial interaction
Microorganisms interacts with each other and can be physically associated with another organisms in a variety of ways.
One organism can be located on the surface of another organism as an ectobiont or located within another organism as endobiont.
Microbial interaction may be positive such as mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism or may be negative such as parasitism, predation or competition
Types of microbial interaction
Positive interaction: mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism
Negative interaction: Ammensalism (antagonism), parasitism, predation, competition
I. Mutualism:
It is defined as the relationship in which each organism in interaction gets benefits from association. It is an obligatory relationship in which mutualist and host are metabolically dependent on each other.
Mutualistic relationship is very specific where one member of association cannot be replaced by another species.
Mutualism require close physical contact between interacting organisms.
Relationship of mutualism allows organisms to exist in habitat that could not occupied by either species alone.
Mutualistic relationship between organisms allows them to act as a single organism.
Examples of mutualism:
i. Lichens:
Lichens are excellent example of mutualism.
They are the association of specific fungi and certain genus of algae. In lichen, fungal partner is called mycobiont and algal partner is called
II. Syntrophism:
It is an association in which the growth of one organism either depends on or improved by the substrate provided by another organism.
In syntrophism both organism in association gets benefits.
Compound A
Utilized by population 1
Compound B
Utilized by population 2
Compound C
utilized by both Population 1+2
Products
In this theoretical example of syntrophism, population 1 is able to utilize and metabolize compound A, forming compound B but cannot metabolize beyond compound B without co-operation of population 2. Population 2is unable to utilize compound A but it can metabolize compound B forming compound C. Then both population 1 and 2 are able to carry out metabolic reaction which leads to formation of end product that neither population could produce alone.
Examples of syntrophism:
i. Methanogenic ecosystem in sludge digester
Methane produced by methanogenic bacteria depends upon interspecies hydrogen transfer by other fermentative bacteria.
Anaerobic fermentative bacteria generate CO2 and H2 utilizing carbohydrates which is then utilized by methanogenic bacteria (Methanobacter) to produce methane.
ii. Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis:
In the minimal media, Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis are able to grow together but not alone.
The synergistic relationship between E. faecalis and L. arobinosus occurs in which E. faecalis require folic acid
Sexuality - Issues, Attitude and Behaviour - Applied Social Psychology - Psyc...PsychoTech Services
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Evidence of Jet Activity from the Secondary Black Hole in the OJ 287 Binary S...Sérgio Sacani
Wereport the study of a huge optical intraday flare on 2021 November 12 at 2 a.m. UT in the blazar OJ287. In the binary black hole model, it is associated with an impact of the secondary black hole on the accretion disk of the primary. Our multifrequency observing campaign was set up to search for such a signature of the impact based on a prediction made 8 yr earlier. The first I-band results of the flare have already been reported by Kishore et al. (2024). Here we combine these data with our monitoring in the R-band. There is a big change in the R–I spectral index by 1.0 ±0.1 between the normal background and the flare, suggesting a new component of radiation. The polarization variation during the rise of the flare suggests the same. The limits on the source size place it most reasonably in the jet of the secondary BH. We then ask why we have not seen this phenomenon before. We show that OJ287 was never before observed with sufficient sensitivity on the night when the flare should have happened according to the binary model. We also study the probability that this flare is just an oversized example of intraday variability using the Krakow data set of intense monitoring between 2015 and 2023. We find that the occurrence of a flare of this size and rapidity is unlikely. In machine-readable Tables 1 and 2, we give the full orbit-linked historical light curve of OJ287 as well as the dense monitoring sample of Krakow.
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Mending Clothing to Support Sustainable Fashion_CIMaR 2024.pdfSelcen Ozturkcan
Ozturkcan, S., Berndt, A., & Angelakis, A. (2024). Mending clothing to support sustainable fashion. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference by the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR), 10-13 Jun 2024, University of Gävle, Sweden.
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
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JAMES WEBB STUDY THE MASSIVE BLACK HOLE SEEDSSérgio Sacani
The pathway(s) to seeding the massive black holes (MBHs) that exist at the heart of galaxies in the present and distant Universe remains an unsolved problem. Here we categorise, describe and quantitatively discuss the formation pathways of both light and heavy seeds. We emphasise that the most recent computational models suggest that rather than a bimodal-like mass spectrum between light and heavy seeds with light at one end and heavy at the other that instead a continuum exists. Light seeds being more ubiquitous and the heavier seeds becoming less and less abundant due the rarer environmental conditions required for their formation. We therefore examine the different mechanisms that give rise to different seed mass spectrums. We show how and why the mechanisms that produce the heaviest seeds are also among the rarest events in the Universe and are hence extremely unlikely to be the seeds for the vast majority of the MBH population. We quantify, within the limits of the current large uncertainties in the seeding processes, the expected number densities of the seed mass spectrum. We argue that light seeds must be at least 103 to 105 times more numerous than heavy seeds to explain the MBH population as a whole. Based on our current understanding of the seed population this makes heavy seeds (Mseed > 103 M⊙) a significantly more likely pathway given that heavy seeds have an abundance pattern than is close to and likely in excess of 10−4 compared to light seeds. Finally, we examine the current state-of-the-art in numerical calculations and recent observations and plot a path forward for near-future advances in both domains.
The cost of acquiring information by natural selectionCarl Bergstrom
This is a short talk that I gave at the Banff International Research Station workshop on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology. The idea is to try to understand how the burden of natural selection relates to the amount of information that selection puts into the genome.
It's based on the first part of this research paper:
The cost of information acquisition by natural selection
Ryan Seamus McGee, Olivia Kosterlitz, Artem Kaznatcheev, Benjamin Kerr, Carl T. Bergstrom
bioRxiv 2022.07.02.498577; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.02.498577
Authoring a personal GPT for your research and practice: How we created the Q...Leonel Morgado
Thematic analysis in qualitative research is a time-consuming and systematic task, typically done using teams. Team members must ground their activities on common understandings of the major concepts underlying the thematic analysis, and define criteria for its development. However, conceptual misunderstandings, equivocations, and lack of adherence to criteria are challenges to the quality and speed of this process. Given the distributed and uncertain nature of this process, we wondered if the tasks in thematic analysis could be supported by readily available artificial intelligence chatbots. Our early efforts point to potential benefits: not just saving time in the coding process but better adherence to criteria and grounding, by increasing triangulation between humans and artificial intelligence. This tutorial will provide a description and demonstration of the process we followed, as two academic researchers, to develop a custom ChatGPT to assist with qualitative coding in the thematic data analysis process of immersive learning accounts in a survey of the academic literature: QUAL-E Immersive Learning Thematic Analysis Helper. In the hands-on time, participants will try out QUAL-E and develop their ideas for their own qualitative coding ChatGPT. Participants that have the paid ChatGPT Plus subscription can create a draft of their assistants. The organizers will provide course materials and slide deck that participants will be able to utilize to continue development of their custom GPT. The paid subscription to ChatGPT Plus is not required to participate in this workshop, just for trying out personal GPTs during it.
Candidate young stellar objects in the S-cluster: Kinematic analysis of a sub...Sérgio Sacani
Context. The observation of several L-band emission sources in the S cluster has led to a rich discussion of their nature. However, a definitive answer to the classification of the dusty objects requires an explanation for the detection of compact Doppler-shifted Brγ emission. The ionized hydrogen in combination with the observation of mid-infrared L-band continuum emission suggests that most of these sources are embedded in a dusty envelope. These embedded sources are part of the S-cluster, and their relationship to the S-stars is still under debate. To date, the question of the origin of these two populations has been vague, although all explanations favor migration processes for the individual cluster members. Aims. This work revisits the S-cluster and its dusty members orbiting the supermassive black hole SgrA* on bound Keplerian orbits from a kinematic perspective. The aim is to explore the Keplerian parameters for patterns that might imply a nonrandom distribution of the sample. Additionally, various analytical aspects are considered to address the nature of the dusty sources. Methods. Based on the photometric analysis, we estimated the individual H−K and K−L colors for the source sample and compared the results to known cluster members. The classification revealed a noticeable contrast between the S-stars and the dusty sources. To fit the flux-density distribution, we utilized the radiative transfer code HYPERION and implemented a young stellar object Class I model. We obtained the position angle from the Keplerian fit results; additionally, we analyzed the distribution of the inclinations and the longitudes of the ascending node. Results. The colors of the dusty sources suggest a stellar nature consistent with the spectral energy distribution in the near and midinfrared domains. Furthermore, the evaporation timescales of dusty and gaseous clumps in the vicinity of SgrA* are much shorter ( 2yr) than the epochs covered by the observations (≈15yr). In addition to the strong evidence for the stellar classification of the D-sources, we also find a clear disk-like pattern following the arrangements of S-stars proposed in the literature. Furthermore, we find a global intrinsic inclination for all dusty sources of 60 ± 20◦, implying a common formation process. Conclusions. The pattern of the dusty sources manifested in the distribution of the position angles, inclinations, and longitudes of the ascending node strongly suggests two different scenarios: the main-sequence stars and the dusty stellar S-cluster sources share a common formation history or migrated with a similar formation channel in the vicinity of SgrA*. Alternatively, the gravitational influence of SgrA* in combination with a massive perturber, such as a putative intermediate mass black hole in the IRS 13 cluster, forces the dusty objects and S-stars to follow a particular orbital arrangement. Key words. stars: black holes– stars: formation– Galaxy: center– galaxies: star formation
1. Pathway to the Global Brain
What is the nature of the next human metasystem
transition?
*An evolutionary anthropological perspective on a matter of cybernetics
3. The Pathway for Today
1. Human Metasystem Transitions (HMST)
– Hunting, Agriculture, Industry
– Patterns:
• New energy, communication, transportation
• Timing & diffusion
2. HMST = individual/institutional restructuring
mechanisms
3. HMST implications for the “Global Brain”
4. Metasystem Transitions
• How do systems achieve higher order/control?
• System-level continuity (Smith & Szathmáry, 2000)
– Smaller entities:
• Form larger entities and differentiate
• Unable to reproduce in absence of larger entities
• Disrupt development of larger entities
• “Discrete jumps” / “Quantum of evolution”
(Heylighen & Joslyn, 1995)
5. The Human System
• New order/control achieved three times
– Hunting, Agriculture, Industry
• Exploitation of new energy
– Meat / Domestication / Fossil Fuels
• New communication medium
– Language / Writing / Printing Press
• New transportation/agent networks
– Regional / Continental / Inter-continental
6. Hominin Energy
• Great Apes
– Fruit, leaves, other plant types
– Chimps (3% animal meat) (e.g., Basabose, 2002; Moscovice et al., 2007)
– Gorillas/Bonobos (~0-1% animal meat) (Oelze et al., 2011;
Rogers et al., 2004)
• Pre-Homo hominids
– 4mya similar to extant great apes (Sponheimer et al., 2013)
– 4-2mya shift to grasses, sedges, bark (Henry et al., 2012)
7. Hunting
• Emergence of genus Homo (2 mya)
– Regular consumption of animal meat (Schoeninger, 2012)
– Site in East Turkana, Kenya (1.95 mya) (Braun et al., 2010)
• Substantial increase in animal meat (1.7 mya - 200 kya)
– Control of fire (Beaumont, 2011)
– Body & brain size increase (Antón, 2003)
– Total energy expenditure (TEE) (Aiello & Key, 2002)
– Complex technoculture (Ambrose, 2001) / “the ratchet” (Tennie et al., 2009)
• Modern human H&G
– Consumed 45-65% energy from animal meat (Cordain et al., 2000)
8. Communication (#1)
• Gradual emergence of language (Dunbar, 2003)
– Three/four main “movements” (Gamble et al., 2011)
– H. erectus / H. heidelbergensis / H. sapiens (Ambrose, 2001)
• Culture code / symbolic species (Deacon, 1997)
– Shift: percept-based to concept-based thinking (Logan, 2007)
– Theory of Mind (story-telling, “religion”, “science”)
(Dunbar, 2009)
• Stabilizing of “The Ratchet” (Tennie et al., 2009)
– First evidence of multi-generational technoculture
9. Transportation (#1)
• Absolute group sizes increase (~150-250)
– Exponential increase (Dunbar, 2003)
– Mechanism: grooming to language (Gamble et al., 2011)
• Range expansion (two-stage) (Ambrose, 2001)
– Stage 1: Out-of-Africa (1.8-1.0 mya)
• Small ranges (10-20km) / restricted to temperate climes
– Stage 2: Global expansion (~500-100 kya)
• Larger ranges (100+km) / all climes
10. Agriculture
• Seven independent centers (11-3 kya) (Diamond & Bellwood, 2003)
– Eurasia (3)
– Americas (3)
– Africa (1)
• Same system-level patterns (Morris & Farrar, 2010)
– Cultivation of plants / domestication of large animals
– “Full farming” sedentary complex villages
– Big towns w/ fortressed walls & buildings related to politics/death
– Proto-writing writing
• Intensification dependent on “crop/animal complexes” (Diamond, 1997)
– Eurasia > Americas > Africa > Australia
• Diffusion dependent on: (Bellwood & Oxenham, 2008)
– Climate/axis, neighbouring systems
11. Communication (#2)
• Four independent writing centers (Trigger, 2004)
– Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Central America
• Response to increased socio-political complexity
– Organization of administration, taxes, trade (Cooper, 2004)
• Gradual evolution (centuries/millennia)
• Alphabet brings speech/writing together (Stewart, 2010)
– Investment in narration
12. Transportation (#2)
• Continental civilizations with as many as 10–100 m agents
• Mechanisms:
– Agricultural intensification (energy) (Mazoyer & Roudart, 2006)
– Writing (communication) (Cooper, 2004)
– E.g., Yuan Dynasty (Taagepera, 1997), Roman Empire (Taagepera, 1979)
• Gradual – Limits – Outliers
– 11-3 kya – likely no civilization >10 million (Morris & Farrar, 2010; Simmons, 2011)
– 5% net primary productivity (NPP) (Haberl, 2006)
– Mongols, Spanish/Portuguese Empires
13. Industry
• One independent center (Allen, 2009)
– England (~1750-1800)
• Exploitation of fossil fuels (Haberl, 2006)
– Coal, oil, natural gas
– *also – nuclear, hydro, “renewables”
• System pattern
• Diffusion dependent on:
– Geography / colonial power / sovereignty
14. Communication (#3)
• Printing press (1450-1800) (Harnad, 1991)
– Mass communication restructure society
• Industrial-scale printing press (19th century)
– Global diffusion (Dittmar, 2011)
• First “one-to-many” medium (Dewar, 1998)
– Causative effects: Renaissance, Scientific
revolution(s), Enlightenment (Eisenstein, 1980)
15. Transportation (#3)
• Groups / Empires / Countries / Organizations
– Inter-continental, International, Global (Ferguson, 2004)
– As many as 1-2 billion agents (Smith, 1991)
• Transportation mechanisms for growth:
– Steam engines/ships (19th century) (Geels, 2002)
– Automobiles/planes (20th century) (Smil, 2005)
• Dependent on: (Landes, 2003)
– Industrial intensification (energy)
– Access to information (communication)
16. Timing and Diffusion
• Timing between transitions decrease:
– Hunting: 2 mya – 200 kya
– Agriculture: 10 kya – 2000 C.E.
– Industry: 1750 C.E. – present
• Diffusion between start and end increases
– Hunting required 500k yrs – 1m yrs to mature
– Agriculture required 10k yrs to mature
– Industry will require 300 – 400 yrs to mature
17. Restructuring (#1)
• Hunting/Language enabled everything we
consider human:
– Science
– Religion
– Medicine
– Symbolic relationships (politics, marriage)
– Complex technoculture
• Centered around individual and/or small
groups
18. Restructuring (#2)
• Agriculture/Writing enabled the development
of highly centralized institutions:
– Chiefdoms, Monarchies, etc.
– Pharaohs, Kings, etc.
• Religion, science, marriage, medicine all effectively run
through these institutions
• Degree of centralization makes them
inherently unintelligent
– Challenge Propagation
19. Restructuring (#3)
• Industry/Printing Press enable a shift towards
decentralization
– Politics: religious blood-lines to democratically-elected
career politicians
– Religion: separated from other challenge propagation
centers
– Science/medicine: established as independent
institutions
– Marriage: gradually detached from religion
• Global Brain philosophy
– Individual rights (Enlightenment)
20. The Next Transition?
• The past 100 years:
– Technological singularity (Ulam, 1958; Vinge, 1993; Kurzweil, 2005)
– Global brain (Russel, 1985; Bloom, 2000; Heylighen, 2011)
– The great transition (Raskin, 2010)
– World brain (Wells, 1938)
– Noosphere (Teilhard, 1969)
– The omega point (Schmidhuber, 2006; Teilhard, 1955)
• Emerging realization:
– Something “big” on the near-term horizon
– Usually imagined as: “global” “collective” “planetary” “generally
positive” “new stage of evolution”
– Usually includes: advanced intelligence / end of biological humans
21. Global Brain as HMST
• Energy:
– Solar, geothermal, nuclear fusion, wind (?)
– Emergent source (?)
• Communication:
– Internet at full maturity (“global brain”)
• Transportation:
– Global civilization
– 10-12 billion+ agents
– Mechanisms: hyperloop (?)
• Emergence:
– Timing: 2040-2050
– Diffusion: 1-2 decades
22. Restructuring (#4) (2040s)
• Politics
– Completely decentralized (global distributed voting)
• Religion
– Completely decentralized (religion “as institution” gone)
– Spirituality (?) / Humanism or Transhumanism (?)
• Science/University
– Complete open access / funded directly by public
• Marriage/Sex
– Institutionalized pair bonds will not exist / decentralization of
sex
23. Complete HMST Theory
• Energy and communication feedback loop:
– Hunting / Language
– Agriculture / Writing
– Industry / Printing Press
– Solar / Internet
• Transportation:
– Regional / Continental / Inter-continental / Global
– 250 / 10-100m / 1-2b / 10-12b
• Timing & Diffusion
– Exponential
24. Global Brain
• Will the next HMST close “human” feedback
loop?
• Will higher consciousness emerge?
• Will higher systems-level reproduction
emerge?
• Will this be a post-human era?
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