Strategies of Social Control and Scientific Revolutions
Noam Chomsky: Strategies of Social Control
1. The Strategy of Distraction: The basic element of social control is the strategy of distraction, which is to divert public attention from important issues and changes determined by the political and economic elites through the technique of flooding or a continuous flood of distractions and trivial information. This strategy is also essential to keep the public interested in essential knowledge in the areas of science, economics, psychology, neurobiology,
Read MoreSensory Perception and Memory: A Deep Dive
Pinilla: A Worldview Beyond Our Own
Our worldview is not the only one, nor is it necessarily the best. The view of birds is more accurate; they have a panoramic vision of the world. Animals’ globalization is different.
Tegelen: Light Perception in Ticks
Ticks can see light through your foot. If they don’t have eyes, what allows them to go up and then drop onto their food? They can capture it because of its smell. They can only sniff mammals, and they go around their prey because of their perception
Read MoreMaterialism and the Mind-Body Problem in Philosophy
Materialism and the Mind-Body Problem
Physicalism (Materialism)
Physicalism, also known as materialism, posits that reality is fundamentally matter. Everything else is added because matter exists. The mind arises from matter (as proposed by Marx). Everything that exists depends on the subject. There is nothing more than matter. It makes the positive claim that all reality can be summed up by the scientific method. Physicalists are those who use science to understand reality.
Sensationalism
Sensationalism
Read MoreUnderstanding Society: Key Concepts and Social Dynamics
Key Concepts in Sociology
- The Individual: Refers to a specific subject. The term “individual” need not refer only to a human but to any complete being that belongs to a species, whether animal or vegetable.
- Society: In a broad sense, all individuals who interact with each other, sharing a variety of purposes, behaviors, or cultural features.
- Social Intelligence: We call “intelligence sharing” or “social intelligence” that which emerges as a phenomenon of the interaction between people.
- Social Status:
Understanding Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins
Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins
Heteropolysaccharides and Heterosides
Heteropolysaccharides are formed by two or more classes of monosaccharides. Heterosides are formed by a carbohydrate and a non-carbohydrate part.
Lipids
Lipids are a very heterogeneous set of substances, both structurally and by the functions they perform. They are insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. Chemically, they are made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
Properties of Lipids
- Oily to the touch
Biological
Read MoreBehaviorism: Philosophical Roots and Key Influences
Philosophical Roots of Behaviorism
Behaviorism, as a school of thought in psychology, is deeply rooted in several philosophical traditions. These traditions provide the foundational concepts that shape the behaviorist perspective on human nature and learning.
Atomism, Materialism, and Determinism
- Atomism: This concept suggests that understanding a complex whole can be achieved by breaking it down into its smallest, most specific parts.
- Materialism: This emphasizes that everything, including thoughts
Interior Design Psychology: Proxemics and Space
The Design of Interior Spaces: Psychology
Providing a home with the right environment, one that makes you feel like a person and part of the household, is a specific requirement of life today. It is one of the most deeply rooted ideas in sociologists and architects.
The Psychology of Lines
We know the meaning of the various types of lines: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, broken, circular, and spiral. Their presence within one another can help or hinder, creating stability or dynamism, drive, or confusion
Read MorePublic Revenue: Understanding State Finances and Taxation
Public Revenue: Understanding State Finances
Public revenue must distinguish between two sides: revenue-side inputs and expenditure-side outputs. Revenue, the input side of public revenue, consists of a sum of money received by the state and other public entities whose main purpose is to finance public expenditure. Therefore, public revenue is a sum of money. In some instances, payment can be made with goods that qualify as national heritage. To distinguish payment from debt, the debt is always a
Read MorePresent Continuous Tense in English: Usage and Examples
Josep Tous School – Barcelona
English Department / 2nd ESO
Teacher: Marga Alegre
Present Continuous Tense
Uses:
- To express something that we are doing or is happening now.
- We are studying English now.
- To express something that we are doing or is happening for a period of time.
- We are staying at my grandparents’ house for a month.
- To express a future arrangement (things that are planned in our diary).
- My class is going on a school trip on the 22nd of December.
Structure:
- ( + ) Subject + VERB to be (PRESENT)
Business Formation and Management: Key Concepts
Company Concept
An organization formed by people whose actions are coordinated and implemented harmoniously, utilizing materials, tools, machinery, money, or any other factor in order to achieve a pre-defined objective.
- Comes from the word “undertake”
- Start something
- Begin a series of activities aimed at a specific and predetermined goal.
Company Classification
- a) Extractive
- b) Manufacturing
- c) Commercial
- d) Industrial
- e) Services
Small Enterprise
- a) Slow growth.
- b) Staff: The manager can instruct on production,