Type Of Male Bird Shown To Cater To The Current Desire Of His Mate

Type Of Male Bird Shown To Cater To The Current Desire Of His Mate

Our results raise the possibility that these birds may be capable of ascribing desire to their mates—acknowledging an ‘internal life’ in others like that of their own.” – Ljerka Ostojic, researcher and coauthor of, Evidence suggesting that desire-state attribution may govern food sharing in Eurasian jays A group of researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that a male bird, the Eurasian jay, can apparently cater to the current desire of its mate if it is in a committed relationship. Science Daily recently reported the details of the study: Researchers tested mated jays and separated males from females. The females were fed one particular larvae, either wax moth or mealworm — a treat for the birds, like chocolates — allowing the males to observe from an adjacent compartment through a transparent window. Once the pairs were reintroduced and the option of both larvae was presented, the males would choose to feed their partner the other type of larvae, to which she hadn’t previously had access — a change in diet welcomed by the female. Through different tests using variations on food and visual access to the females during feeding, the researchers show that the males needed to actually see the females eating enough of and become sated by one type of larvae — called ‘specific satiety’ — to know to offer them the other type once reunited. This demonstrates that the males’ sharing pattern was not a response to their partner’s behaviour indicating her preference but a response to the change in her internal state. … The researchers believe that this ability to respond to another’s internal state in a cooperative...

Side By Side – In Memory Of The Newtown Victims

As a response to the Newtown shooting, As One Song put together this song & music video within a few days after the shooting as a collaborative effort by people from different parts of the world affected by the Connecticut shooting. In the words of As One Song: The global network of As One Song was shocked by the recent tragedy of the Newtown shooting. It opened our eyes to just how much violence there is around us, and how persistent are the effects of this violence on our children’s minds. We feel strongly that only by changing our environment—what we see on TV, what we hear on the radio, what we consume online, what surrounds our daily route from home to school—can we hope to raise a generation that rejects violence. No laws could ever substitute a fully inclusive loving attitude to all parts of our society – the loners, the outcasts, everyone. If we can show our kids more of that, if we could all participate in this, if we see this as the most important action we can take today, then we can promise our children a better year next year, a better...
Who Is Responsible?

Who Is Responsible?

Sickening. Sickening, heart twisting news! But what is more sickening is that every channel keeps sucking ratings out of it, all the while playing commercials in between. What a culture, what an attitude, what a nation… Nobody is calling the news channel to demand recalling the ads to let the tragedy sink in, pay respect to the victims, and maybe even spend time pondering the causes of the horrendous act we just witnessed together… The event seems grossly surreal: two weeks before Christmas, in a prosperous Connecticut town, an upscale, quiet residential neighborhood, on a street carrying a yogi’s name, the first crime unfolds, followed by even a greater one that takes lives of 28 people, 20 of whom are children attending an elementary school. A 20-year old man, after murdering his mother with the guns she kept to do sports, drives to the school where she used to work and opens fire on innocent young students, teachers and the principal, ending the massacre with a predictable act of suicide. Reporters say neighbors were “visibly upset” for they never expected such crimes happen in their town. They knew the gunman, as a “quiet kid,” who turns out to have suffered from a personality disorder. His mother though had a reputation of a “good-hearted person who was always doing something for some cause.”Authorities claim that “Americans are sick and tired of these attacks. Once again we are reminded that there is no safe harbor for our children.” (President Obama) and “Evil visited this community today.” (Gov. D. Malloy) Meanwhile, the media carry the message that schools are safe – a...
Downward Spiral In An Interdependent World

Downward Spiral In An Interdependent World

The Slowing Down Of The Chinese Economy Continues A recent article in the Financial Times, “Downturn in China spreads to key sectors,” outlines how the slowdown in China spreads into the key sectors of economy previously thought to be solid.  …China’s downturn is spreading to the sectors and companies that were expected to withstand the slowdown and drive growth in the region. Financial Times analysis shows that a third of publicly listed Chinese companies suffered cash outflows in the quarter to the end of June as the combined effect of the slowdown in exports, a build-up in stocks and tightening local government finances begins to bite. Cash balances at a tenth of 1,700 companies analysed by the FT using data from S&P Capital IQ have turned negative in the past two quarters. For a further 6 per cent of companies that normally report an outflow, the outflows were worse than last year. The results highlight that even the companies that are expected to help rebalance China away from an investment-driven economy – such as consumer and retail businesses, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and electronics companies – are being affected by the slowdown, along with construction, real estate, industrial machinery and chemicals…” The Chinese Downturn Is Part Of The Global Process Due To The Interdependent, Integral System For a long time many observers, and also leaders of the global economy, financial institutions and politicians look at China as a potential savior of the global economy with its unstoppable growth. But this belief did not take into calculation the interdependent state nations evolved into in today’s human network. Individuals and nations alike are tied together into...
Kony 2012 Shows Potential Energy Of Social Networks ‘Ready To Rise When The Moment Arrives’

Kony 2012 Shows Potential Energy Of Social Networks ‘Ready To Rise When The Moment Arrives’

An Internet video seeking to draw attention to fugitive African rebel leader Joseph Kony now stands as the fastest-growing viral phenomenon in Web history, thanks to informal celebrity advocates and young viewers. … The five days Invisible Children’s video took to reach 80 million views is a full day less than it took the 2009 video of Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed a Dream” on the show “Britain’s Got Talent” to reach 70 million, according to Visible Measures.” Source: How ‘Kony’ Clip Caught Fire, The Wall Street Journal Juice Media’s Rap News Commentary On Kony 2012 Some might disagree with this call to make Kony famous, but what we’ve witnessed this week is nevertheless momentous, a demonstration of this Internet’s potential abilities to instantly inform and engage tens of millions, and a willingness of those millions of people, to engage passionately with something more meaningful. Combined, these are promising signs of the potential energy that lies dormant and primed, ready to rise when the moment arrives, what that moment will be, we shall see in...