This is an article that cites interesting research that humans may not be fitted for democracy:
People aren't smart enough for democracy The study showed that people who are incompetent on a certain issue, such as economics, are also incompetent to judge which politician that is competent enough to deal with the problem. However, the incompetent also have a tendency to overestimate their ability in making good judgments. My conclusion of this, however, is not that we aren't fitted for democracy, but perhaps that we should only vote when we have sufficient knowledge in what we are voting for.
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This are the kind of research study that I want you to use for the ethical issue of confidentiality in genetic research. Life gene is a Swedish project which aims to build up a database to do research on the relationship between heredity, environment and lifestyle. Some people are doubtful about this, because it will lead to a register with private information about individuals which can be misused.
http://lifegene.ki.se/ An article that suggests that hunter-gatherers are better parents than modern parents:
Parent like a caveman A tin foil hat is a person who believes that the government can control his thoughts through magnetic waves and therefore is wearing a tin foil hat to protect himself. It is most likely a type of delusion or paranoia but interestingly enough, the American military have developed a machine that can transmit messages to the brain externally. The technique is called "voice to skull". Have a look at this article:
mind games The following article may be of interest for the learning outcome the influence of hormones on behavior:
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