Category: Philosophy

What was Steve Jobs goal in life? His goal, according to Walter Isaacson’s biography “Steve Jobs,” was to build an enduring company that prioritized people. Everything else — products and profits — while still important, would be secondary. What does Apple call their employees? The Genius Training Student Workbook is Apple’s employee training manual for […]

What is a good workplace culture? A positive company culture has values that every employee knows by heart. Workplace involvement: Great company cultures support involvement and provide positive, fun ways for their employees to get together for personal and professional development activities, both within and outside normal company hours. How do you create a fun […]

Can a person resonate with something? So, when you say that something resonates with you, you’re saying that it is sympathetic with your own experience and outlook. It is particularly meaningful for you and you may be moved emotionally by it. But you might not be moved to action, either to do something or to […]

Is a missense mutation harmful? Missense mutations are often harmless or have subtle effects. As a group, the missense mutations found so far are only marginally more common in people with autism than in controls. To find autism risk factors, geneticists typically focus instead on ‘loss-of-function’ mutations, which destroy a protein. What happens during deletion […]

Can the bloody a70 double click? No, the bloody a70 cannot double click anymore. Can the bloody a90 drag click? Is it software related? Drag clicking works when you generate friction by dragging your finger down the mouse button. If you can’t generate friction, you can’t drag click. How much is the bloody A90? Compare […]

Is flashbulb memory accurate? The Hirst, Talarico and Rubin findings seem to suggest that flashbulb memories are not necessarily all that accurate, but they do appear to be more vivid than other memories—at least people certainly perceive them that way. Is 911 a flashbulb memory? In the case of 9/11, people possess both flashbulb memories, […]

Can a person be benevolent? From this home base, most people are fair-minded, empathic, cooperative, compassionate, and kind: in a word, benevolent. While it’s possible to sustain goodwill in a state of fear, frustration, or loneliness, it is sure a lot harder. An undisturbed, healthy brain is a benevolent one. What’s another word for apothecary? […]

Why are baseball players superstitions? Many baseball players — batters, pitchers, and fielders alike — perform elaborate, repetitive routines prior to pitches and at bats due to superstition. The desire to keep a number they have been successful with is strong in baseball. Why do athletes have superstitions? By having a perception of increased self-efficacy, […]

What does Ecclesiastes 10/19 mean? Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birth and whose princes eat at a proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.” In this light, the way to read this is that a feast with both bread and wine is made for laughter, so it must be held at […]

What was Descartes method for getting 100% certain beliefs? His basic strategy was to consider false any belief that falls prey to even the slightest doubt. This “hyperbolic doubt” then serves to clear the way for what Descartes considers to be an unprejudiced search for the truth. This clearing of his previously held beliefs then […]