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© Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine New math shows how, contrary to conventional scientific wisdom, conscious beings and other macroscopic entities might have greater influence over the future than does the sum of their microscopic components. In his 1890 opus, The Principles of Psychology, William James invoked Romeo and Juliet to illustrate what makes conscious beings so different from the particles that make them up. "Romeo wants Juliet as the filings want the magnet; and if no obstacles intervene he moves towards her by as straight a line as they," James wrote. "But Romeo and Juliet, if a ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: 'It turns out that pronghorn -- a speedy North American ungulate prized for its graceful gait -- can be bullies.' view more  Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS Humans and animals alike constantly size up one another. In the workplace, a new employee quickly learns which coworkers are the most respected -- and therefore hold more power. Big brothers boss around little brothers. In nature, a dominant male chimpanzee fights off would-be intruders. Even fish and octopi interact within social hierarchies. These pecking orders have been studied within the behavioral ecology world fo...

Faye Flam: How the QAnon conspiracy seduces normal people Summary: Facebook, Reddit, YouTube and Twitter are the perfect soil for this sort of thing to bloom, bringing together users seduced by the lure of discovery. If people are engaged in QAnon, social media gives them more, until people are storming the U.S. Capitol. Written By: Faye Flam | × A person wears a QAnon sweatshirt during a pro-Trump rally on Oct. 3, 2020, in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/TNS QAnon is such a weird theory that it’s tempting to think humanity is getti...

Complex plot at play behind QAnon conspiracy 02 Feb 2021 David Reinert holding a Q sign waits in line with others to enter a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. AP Faye Flam, Tribune News Service QAnon is such a weird theory that it’s tempting to think humanity is getting dumber. But it’s better seen as a highly sophisticated way of manipulating people. QAnon may one day be considered a masterpiece of propaganda. This cult-like belief revolves around a conspiracy theory in which prominent Democrats and Hollywood celebrities are systematically victimising children in order ...

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