Evolution and the Theory of Games

less about their safety and more on substantial matters. Some critics claim that technology causes individuals to become antisocial and isolated. However, with the use of technology, people actually become more sociable, given all the social apps and games. One has human interaction on hand. Additionally, individuals have the option of choosing what music they prefer, the movies they want to download, the apps they desire to have on their device, and even the style they choose. Phones even have…

In “Hills Like White Elephants,” the readers follow a couple’s conversation as they wait for the train. While following this conversation the reader will see the barriers and deterioration the couple goes through. There are stages in a relationship that are based off of communication, which is called interpersonal relationship. Throughout this story, the readers will get to witness the couple pass through a few of these stages. Communication is key to building a strong relationship and comes to…

Orientalism is a term which indicates how the West perceives the East as the ‘other’. Edward Said published his controversial book Orientalism in 1978, which talks about how Orientalism forms an inferior Orient, in terms of knowledge and domination. Edward Said opens his introduction by mentioning the Western’s misconception about the East arguing that “The Orient was almost a European invention” (Said 1). The Orient played a significant role in the creation of the European culture and it…

Regardless, it must be noted that the numerous theories about morality that have been put forward all of which make up for the loopholes that each different beliefs hold. Rather than stubbornly insisting on one single belief, perhaps it would be more worthwhile to keep an open mind in order to gain insights…

crime rates to decrease. The U.S. Supreme court case of Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973 legalized abortion throughout the United States. This case was said to have decreased the crime rate significantly. The exploration of this commonly accepted theory will try to explain the insight behind Levitt and Dubner’s reasoning for the crime drop since the 1990’s. Are the economical changes in the Unites States to…

Cloning is a recent innovative technique, which NIH defines as a process that can be employed to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity. Depending on the purpose for the cloning procedure, human health or reproduction can result in an evolutionary change. “Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the most common cloning technique. SCNT involves putting the nucleus of a body cell into an egg from which the nucleus has been removed."^1 (Center for Genetics, 1) From this…

derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759, p.47) Introduction A million little incidents happen every day when people make choices that are not in their interest-for the sake of family, friends or even complete strangers. Be it in the drudgery of everyday life or in the face of mortal danger, humankind bands together instead of tearing apart. Economic theory treats economic gain as the primary human motive (1), but such…

network. Direct reciprocity is observed through members that share unrelated cooperative genes. Based on these individuals on can infer whether or not it is better to cooperate or defect the other person. This encounter is analyzed through a theoretic game called, Prisoners Dilemma conducted by Axelrod, 1984. A strategy of tic-for-tac where members consequently measure what will be beneficial to them in the long run. These encounters of determining whether cooperative was a better outcome than…

McMurphy’s apparent madness or irrational behavior in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest plays the important role in the novel of being the devil’s advocate highlighting the ills of the mental institutions of the 1960s. His eccentric behavior was despised by the Big Nurse and other authority figures at the mental institution, but McMurphy’s behavior might be judged reasonable if one considers the dehumanizing, sterile, hostage-like situation that the institute’s patients were subjected…

Schizophrenia, probably the most misunderstood mental illness there is. It has been compared and confused with multiple other mental illnesses for a long time. The interesting thing is that we still haven’t been able to decipher it completely. Like R.D. Laing said, “Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair.” Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that makes people interpret reality in an abnormal way. It may affect both genders during their teenage years to around 45 years…