Category: Philosophy

What is an example of optimism bias? People tend to overestimate the probability of positive events and underestimate the probability of negative events happening to them in the future (Sharot, 2011). For example, we may underestimate our risk of getting cancer and overestimate our future success on the job market. The optimism bias. … Can […]

How old is the oldest school? The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. The University of Bologna, Italy, was founded in 1088 and is the oldest one in Europe. The Sumerians had scribal schools or É-Dub-ba soon after 3500BC. […]

Is Ted Baker a luxury brand? Ted Baker plc is a British luxury clothing retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Does Ted Baker use real leather? Ted Baker does not use real fur in any of his garments. Only skins and hides which are by-products of the meat industry are used. […]

What is the philosophy of Parmenides? Parmenides held that the multiplicity of existing things, their changing forms and motion, are but an appearance of a single eternal reality (“Being”), thus giving rise to the Parmenidean principle that “all is one.” From this concept of Being, he went on to say that all claims of change […]

What does the Bible say about protecting the innocent? Jeremiah 22:3 (NIV) “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent […]

Are Silkworms boiled alive? Yes, it is true. Silkworms are boiled alive to obtain silk fibre to unravel the silk from cocoon. Once the worms start pupating in their cocoons, these are dissolved in boiling water in order for individual long fibres to be extracted and fed into the spinning reel. Can silkworms feel pain? […]

Did Thomas leave the Bold and the Beautiful? There is no shortage of drama on the Bold and the Beautiful, and Thomas has certainly seen his fair share. In fact, he has had some serious health issues lately, and it is leading to some speculation that it could be easy to write him out of […]

Do octopuses sleep? Sleeping Octopuses May Have Dreams, But They’re Probably Brief. An octopus in active sleep — possibly dreaming. Octopuses have alternating periods of “quiet” and “active” sleep that make their rest similar to that of mammals, despite being separated by more than 500 million years of evolution. What happens if an octopus touches […]

How do you sign off PP? “Pp” stands for “procurationem,” which means “through the agency of” This should only be used if you are signing a letter for someone else—like a boss In this case, choose your closing (ex: sincerely), write “pp,” sign your name, and then type the name of your boss under your […]

What animal can kill a gorilla? Leopards What kills a gorilla? Usually, humans do not hunt gorillas for bushmeat, but gorillas are also commonly killed by traps and snares set by humans to capture small animals. Poachers often kill them for their heads, hands, and feet which are sold to collectors. Can a python eat […]