Is angst the same as anxiety? Angst means fear or anxiety (anguish is its Latinate equivalent, and the words anxious and anxiety are of similar origin). The dictionary definition for angst is a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity. What does Perfidiousness mean? faithless, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious mean untrue to what should command […]
Who is the next Bobby Fischer?
Who is the next Bobby Fischer? Previewing the World Chess Championship between 27-year-old defending champ Magnus Carlsen of Norway and 26-year-old Fabiano Caruana of the United States, the New York Times declared in a headline, “Searching for the Next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi.” iChess.net asked, “Is Fabiano Caruana the Next Bobby Fischer? … […]
Is uniter a word?
Can Gilgamesh beat Saitama?
Can Gilgamesh beat Saitama? Saitama jumped from the moon to the earth in seconds putting his speed at sub-relativistic, while Gilgamesh is probably barely hypersonic. At this speed difference, Saitama is a mere blur to Gilgamesh and no amount of weapon spam will hit Saitama. Only in bursts, like jumping seriously. What characters can beat […]
Is facial recognition special?
Is facial recognition special? The evidence from brain-damaged and normal subjects suggests that face recognition is, indeed, ‘special,’ and provides some clues to the functional differences between face and object recognition. Why are faces special? The ability to recognize individual faces is of crucial social importance for humans and evolutionarily necessary for survival. Consequently, faces […]
Is race a social construct or biological?
Is race a social construct or biological? Race is not biological. It is a social construct. There is no gene or cluster of genes common to all blacks or all whites. Were race “real” in the genetic sense, racial classifications for individuals would remain constant across boundaries. What do the I and A stand for […]
Is Biophilia a theory?
Is Biophilia a theory? The biophilia hypothesis (also called BET) suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life”. Is Biophilic […]
What is the opposite word of Mutter?
What is the opposite word of Mutter? Opposite of to complain or grumble, typically quietly or discretely. crow. delight. rejoice. speak clearly. What’s the meaning of Mutter? intransitive verb. 1 : to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed … he gestured and muttered furiously in […]
What is a teleological fallacy?
What is a teleological fallacy? Teleological fallacies are those which might assign purpose or false purpose to things which do not have any. Who made the teleological argument? William Paley What is the argument from design for the existence of God? Argument from design, or teleological argument, Argument for the existence of God. According to […]
Which automata has the highest computational power?
Which automata has the highest computational power? The most general and powerful automata is the Turing machine. Which computation model is powerful? Turing Machines are definitely the most powerful computational model. In addition, a Turing Machine is the most powerful computational model that is the closest to reality, i.e. the world in which we live […]