Can you read?

02/03/2023

How civilization broke our brains

Imagine the 21st-century worker as accessing two modes of thinking: productivity mind and leisure mind. When we are under the sway of the former, we are time- and results-optimizing creatures, set on proving our industriousness to the world and, most of all, to ourselves. In leisure mode, the thrumming subsides, allowing us to watch a Continue reading

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lifestyle, pozitivní, psyché, psychologie, spánek

07/12/2022

predict depression

Depression, the most prevalent mental illness, is underdiagnosed and undertreated, highlighting the need to extend the scope of current screening methods. Here, we use language from Facebook posts of consenting individuals to predict depression recorded in electronic medical records. We accessed the history of Facebook statuses posted by 683 patients visiting a large urban academic Continue reading

a-sociál, Can you read?, psyché

big data, deprese, jazyk, psyché, psychiatrie, sociální sítě, zajímavosti

10/11/2022

Make it clear

Want sex? Make it clear. Looking for relationship? Make it clear. Need somebody to tak to? Make it clear. Looking for a frienf? Make it clear. Need help to moving on? Make it clear. Don\’t úse someone because you\’re in turmoil. I repeat, DON\’T USE OTHER PEOPLE. right2equality Continue reading

a svět se točí…, a-sociál, Can you read?

asociace, společnost

04/09/2022

Social media change democracy.

Within the past 15 years, social media has insinuated itself into American life more deeply than food-delivery apps into our diets and microplastics into our bloodstreams. Look at stories about conflict, and it’s often lurking in the background. Recent articles on the rising dysfunction within progressive organizations point to the role of Twitter, Slack, and Continue reading

a svět se točí…, a-sociál, Can you read?

demokracie, Facebook, komunikace, lifestyle, Meta, sociální sítě, sociální síť, společnost

09/08/2022

favorite books of 2020

Maybe that’s why some of our favorite books of 2020 are books that gave us reason for hope. Evolutionary biologists, historians, and psychologists all shared their perspectives on human goodness this year, showing how we are surprisingly kind, moral, and friendly toward each other. We learned how altruism can be deliberately cultivated, and how the Continue reading

(nekulturní) barbar, Can you read?

knihy, kultura, pozitivní, společnost

14/02/2022

real honey without bees

As startups make milk proteins without cows and palm oil without palm trees, researchers at a lab in the San Francisco Bay Area are working on one of the next challenges: how to make honey that’s identical to the traditional product but doesn’t require the work of any honeybees. MeliBio’s founders wanted to address one Continue reading

Can you read?, Žer!

jídlo, zajímavosti

15/08/2021

How Different Life Was Before The Internet

Before the internet, life was very different than today. Although some things have not changed like eating, other aspects of life then are unrecognizable today. Mention Amazon back then and no-one would ever have thought about an online store. Today, the mention of Amazon will most likely make you think of the store first long Continue reading

a svět se točí…, Can you read?, diktáty, lifestyle

diktáty, internet, lifestyle, sociální sítě, sociální síť

15/07/2021

Who are you?

The Big Five personality traits are all about the following question: “Who are you?” It’s a simple enough question, but it’s one of the hardest ones to answer. There are many ways to interpret that question. An answer could include your name, your job title, your role in your family, your hobbies or passions, and Continue reading

Can you read?, psyché

psyché, psychologie

14/06/2021

Global Food Prices Keep Rising

After the wholesale price of food initially slumped during the coronavirus pandemic, the global FAO Food Price Index has shown a steep increase since the fall. Most recently, food around the world was more than 27 percent pricier than the 2014-2016 average, on which the index baseline of 100 points is calculated. The May figure Continue reading

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coronavirus, jídlo, koronavirus, krize, pandemie, peníze

19/05/2021

cloud computing

You may have heard of „the cloud“ countless times, but only have a general idea what it means. Cloud computing is the delivery of „on-demand“ computing services — whether it’s storage, software, processing power, or other resources — over the internet. You typically pay as you go, billed only for the resources you use or Continue reading

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aplikace, big data, internet

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How civilization broke our brains

favorite books of 2020

real honey without bees

How Different Life Was Before The Internet

Who are you?

Global Food Prices Keep Rising

cloud computing

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