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Surviving extinction
Genes serve as records of successful solutions that organisms have discovered through trial and error in response to extinction events and processes in the past. Any environmental change could potentially lead to extinction. Considering the successful history of evolution, one might wonder why there isn’t a single organism that encompasses all the best solutions. After…
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Estimating the maximum size of the socially cohesive group
The Dunbar number (Dunbar’s Number, n.d.), proposed by British anthropologist Robin Dunbar, posits that humans have a cognitive limit to the number of stable social relationships they can maintain, estimated to be around 150 individuals. This theory is based on the size of the neocortex, the part of the brain associated with social and cognitive…
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Chronicles of Alma Mater in April and Other Phystech Stories
Chronicles of Alma Mater in April and Other Phystech Stories “I am a student, I am glad I am a student. Only two month ago I was a schoolboy, Mathematics and Physics were always of interest to me. That’s why I am here. ” From Phystech 1 year English textbook. As a result of a…
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CCCP vs USA – 1972
CCCP vs USA basketball 1972
