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High Frequency Trading, computers, humans…

High Frequency Trading, computers, humans…

Harmonia Philosophica @ WordPress ― In markets, as in war and medical research and just about everything else, technology tends to impart an advantage. …Continue reading »

Tags: AI, Computers, Economy, Modern Civilization, Money, Technology

Spiros Kakos ― 3 days ago

Philosophy Wire: Take off your shoes.

Philosophy Wire: Take off your shoes.

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-05-16]: Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday. [1] Do you think you should not care? Do you think this has ...

Tags: Hypocrisy, Exploitation, West, Money, Modern Civilization

Spiros Kakos ― 3 days ago

Monsanto, free genes, lucky crops.

Monsanto, free genes, lucky crops.

Harmonia Philosophica @ WordPress ― In a unanimous decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court backed the agribusiness firm Monsanto on its soybean patents. The justices …Continue reading »

Tags: Genetics, Modern Civilization, Money, Crops, Farming, Genes

Spiros Kakos ― 4 days ago

Philosophy Wire: The American dream, asthma, allergy…

Philosophy Wire: The American dream, asthma, allergy…

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-05-03]: Allergy and asthma seem to be less frequent in foreign-born kids in U.S. But for some allergic complaints, the mysterious protection weakens after long exposure to an American lifestyle, researchers...

Tags: USA, Money, Modern Civilization, Health

Spiros Kakos ― 2 weeks 2 days ago

Evil Sweden strikes back… (or: How to sterilize “inferior” people)

Evil Sweden strikes back… (or: How to sterilize “inferior” people)

Harmonia Philosophica @ WordPress ― Sweden had (from 1920s to 1970s) the best eugenics program in the world (i.e. compulsory sterilization of metally diseased, inferior …Continue reading »

Tags: Biology Philosophy, Genetics, Human Rights, Hypocrisy, Modern Civilization, Oppression

Spiros Kakos ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

Philosophy Wire: Live you stupid woman! Don't work!

Philosophy Wire: Live you stupid woman! Don't work!

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-04-23]: Chinese reporter leaving her marriage to go report (in her wedding dress!) for an earthquake that shook China. [source: web news] This is the story of humankind: Ignoring human relations and what is...

Tags: Modern Civilization, Work

Spiros Kakos ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

The 90% to the 1% – Logical and fair…

The 90% to the 1% – Logical and fair…

Harmonia Philosophica @ WordPress ― 90% of the world’s anti-depression medications is consumed by 1% of the world’s population… Oups. My bad. I wanted to say …Continue reading »

Tags: Economy, Modern Civilization, Money, Wealth, Capitalism, Depression

Spiros Kakos ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

Philosophy Wire: Sitting - The smoking of our time!

Philosophy Wire: Sitting - The smoking of our time!

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-04-20]: ∙ Sitting is the smoking of our generation! [1] ∙ Everyone does it and consider it "normal". ∙ Stop sitting! Start walking! ∙ (c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news ...

Tags: Modern Civilization, Health

Spiros Kakos ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

Genome patents, Stupidity patents?

Genome patents, Stupidity patents?

Harmonia Philosophica @ WordPress ― The US Supreme Court has heard arguments questioning whether the human genome can be claimed as intellectual property. The case relates …Continue reading »

Tags: Genetics, Medicine, Modern Civilization, Money, Genes, Genetics

Spiros Kakos ― 4 weeks 5 days ago

Philosophy Wire: 4G stupidity

Philosophy Wire: 4G stupidity

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-04-10]: The speed of 4G networks has doubled. [source: BBC News] It seems that the law of stupiMoore continues to apply: as the speed of data transfer increases, the quality of the data decreases. In the era ...

Tags: Technology, Modern Civilization, Communication, Stupidity

Spiros Kakos ― 5 weeks 4 days ago

Philosophy Wire: DORA-22

Philosophy Wire: DORA-22

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-04-05]: A pill which promises a good night’s sleep without side-effects could be on its way. The drug, which has already been successfully tested on animals, could allow people to sleep soundly at night ...

Tags: Modern Civilization, Sleep, Stress, Regression, Medicine

Spiros Kakos ― 6 weeks 1 day ago

Philosophy Wire: Swallows, cars, humans…

Philosophy Wire: Swallows, cars, humans…

Harmonia Philosophica ― Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-03-19]: Swallows have evolved smaller wings in areas around highways, so as to avoid being hit by a passing car. [source: Science News] Where is the car which makes us want to run faster day after day? Does it...

Tags: Modern Civilization, Stress

Spiros Kakos ― 8 weeks 5 days ago

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