SELF-ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN ROBOTS

Self-Organization and Human Robots

Humans are rather funny things, we often tend to imagine that we are so ?special?, so divorced by our supposed ?intelligence? from the influences of the ?natural world? and so unique in our ?abstracting? abilities.We have this persistent delusion, evident since ancient Greek times, that we are ?rational?, that we can behave as ?disinterested observ

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Human Security, Individualism and Collectivism

The quest for human security has pitted the individual against the collective throughout history.Individualism and collectivism are two competing philosophical and social movements that have divided the world for centuries and trace their origin back to ancient times.They are founded on different interpretations of the Candles value and place of fr

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Effects of Running Surface Stiffness on Three-Segment Foot Kinematics Responses with Different Shod Conditions

Objective.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of surface stiffness on multisegment foot kinematics and temporal parameters during running.Methods.Eighteen male subjects ran on three different surfaces (i.e., concrete, artificial grass, and rubber) in both heeled running shoes (HS) and minimal running shoes (MS).Both these shoes had

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