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  1. Oct 2017
    1. altruism

      The belief in practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others

    2. that both human beings and modern chimpanzees are descended

      Are they really? There are many different theories about where humans come from, but which one is true? This is a very "attention grabbing" subject.

    3. met­allurgy

      The domains of material science and engineering; focuses on the physical and chemical behavior of metal elements.

    4. heuristic

      Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.

    5. Hobbesean fallac

      This is true; the only way to meet your individual standards is to cooperate with people socially, but keep your plan to yourself.

    1. They expect things to happen instantly. I don’t know anyone over the age of 50 who doesn’t complain about how fast the world is moving these days. However, in the case of job performance, that’s a very very good thing. Think about it.

      They complain about how fast the world is moving, but the technology is helpful to most people, everyone does not want to do things the old fashioned way.