Month: September 2016
27. AP8 Why do brains go wrong? Who decides?
“All the world is mad but you and me, and even you are a little strange..” Unbalanced mental states range all the way from depression to killer crazy. In Australia in any given year 4 million people will experience a mental illness, and 1 million Australians have a disabling psychiatric disorder. The favoured treatments of…
Read More26. AP8 The Trust Problem. Some people and some countries have it. Some don’t. Why?
Whom do you trust? In a society, less trust = more laws. Signals of trust change between cultures, and even social class. In some countries public trust is almost zero. Also, can a “Facebook friend” or a face from TV be really trusted? An Internet romance? For some, religion signals trustworthiness. What is your solution…
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