Are Humans Losing Even Basic Levels of Empathy
Non-Human Animals Show Empathy. What Happened To Ours? According to Wikipedia, Empathy is defined as: the capacity to understand or feel what another being (a human or non-human animal) is experiencing from within the other being’s frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another’s position. In my recent research on animals, I’ve come across interesting concepts and … Continue reading
Sobering Illustrations Depict Life On Earth If Animals Acted Like Humans
In these satirical illustrations, artists denounce the atrocities committed by humans by switching the characters’ roles. Humans tend to forget that they’re not the only sentient species on the planet. Elephants and dolphins, for example, are incredibly smart and empathetic. However, since they’re unable to express themselves with the written word or language, therefore, are deemed to be less intelligent … Continue reading
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, January 16, 2016
Dane Wigington geoengineeringwatch.org Environmental collapse and economic collapse are both advancing, the dominos are falling and the momentum will increase rapidly from here on out. The human race has backed itself into a corner and the power structure is rapidly preparing for what is to come. “We have no democracy in the US”, this is the latest conclusion from a … Continue reading
When Machines Learn Like Humans –“Our Last Great Invention?
People learning new concepts can often generalize successfully from just a single example, yet machine learning algorithms typically require tens or hundreds of examples to perform with similar accuracy. People can also use learned concepts in richer ways than conventional algorithms—for action, imagination, and explanation. Researchers have created a computer model that captures humans’ unique ability to learn new concepts … Continue reading
