Sentences with phrase «about human behavior in»

Not exact matches

«I got really interested in trying to understand how we could model human behavior through social media because there's residue of who we are in everything we do and here we had lots of little behaviors that we could use to try to understand a little bit more about who you are.»

So just think about that, we're in the pennies and small dollar business, so in order to do that much revenue, we're totally dependent on human behavior.

The threatening dogma entailed in the Bible is the type of behavior I would expect from other human beings but not from a God who cares only about his created beings.

The interesting thing about moral relativism is that it in no way actually predicts real human behavior.

It asks respondents about a wide variety of human - interest topics, from their participation in religious services and religious beliefs, to questions about their attitudes regarding marriage, divorce, cohabitation, and other family forms, to specifics about sexual behavior and experience of abuse and domestic violence.

With the changing demographics in America, including the racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, immigration, and biblical justice challenges of our day, it is more important than ever for people of color to have safe places to live authentically, serve humbly, and use their influence and experiences to shape our theology (what we know and believe about God) and our praxis (the ethics of our human behavior or what we actually do).

Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial Age is about the evolutionary roots of religious behavior.

I also recall Doris Lessing's words in her 1985 Massey Lectures about the importance of reading history to see the larger recurring patterns of human behavior and to be more modest about our own «discoveries.»

In addition to casting a pall over some very human and humanizing behavior, says Klein, the religious leaders seem to be at a loss about the significance of Christmas once commercialism has been removed.

At least among those untutored in the rarefied mountain air of meta «ethical theory, ethics usually denotes that range of human behavior that can be subsumed under the rubric of judgments about inherent good and evil.

The more we're able to explain human behavior in terms of molecular genetics or brain activity or biological function — absent a Creator — then the more questions I have about what I believe, and why.

It is impossible here to develop this theme more fully, nor is the lecturer competent to make the attempt; but we know that quite revolutionary changes in our traditional notions about human behavior have already taken place and even more revolutionary changes are likely to take place when the discoveries of depth - psychology and psycho - somatics have been given their proper recognition.

There are * some * pearls of wisdom for practical, beneficial human behavior in * all * of them (well, not sure about Kim's!)

Earth Day focused its attention on fundamentally changing human attitudes and behavior about plastics and catalyzing a significant reduction in plastic pollution across the world.

So let's just say that I think about human behavior a lot, whether that involves puzzling over relationships, behavior change, or why humans do what they do (this election has provided plenty of fodder in the latter department).

• The need to exercising self - compassion as you process emotions • Emotional purging in a conscious way to move to an easier parenting journey • Moving passed mindfulness and consciousness to peacefulness • Functioning as a peaceful human being • Moving from «doing» to «being» • The value of peaceful presence, free of emotional trigger, for your kids • Modelling ownership of behavior for your kids • Peacefulness as a practice that takes time • Parenting as an extension of nature: gradually forging new pathways in your relationships and being expansive, not staying «stuck» • The healing power of authenticity with your kids • Aiming for perseverance and presence, not perfection • Exercising compassion for others and recognizing we don't know their struggles • Learning how not to try to control others and focus on self to remain peaceful • Journalling as a practice to release emotions • Finding opportunities for stillness • Releasing others from the responsibility for reading your mind • Shifting to a solution focus to create momentum • Fear: being curious about it to avoid being driven by it • Showing up in your own home to make a difference in the world • Practical ways to nourish yourself • Unconditional love — what does that look like?

Last week I wrote about Dr. Brian Wansink, the Cornell University professor who specializes in behavioral economics and consumer behavior — especially human eating behavior.

By correlating osteoarthritis in living birds with their known behaviors, Rothschild hopes to learn more about the causal factors than he ever could from his human patients.

«Social research has a history of using both small - scale experiments and computer models to explore questions about human behavior — but there are very few examples of how to use these two techniques in concert,» says William Rand, a computer scientist and assistant professor of business management in NC State's Poole College of Management who is co-lead author of a paper describing the work.

«This raises concern [about] the true effect of omega - 3 on behavior in human beings.»

His findings and those of other researchers raise disturbing questions about the behavior of microbes in the human body and how they should be treated.

Experts say the only thing humans should do about changes in orca behavior is pay attention.

In general, neuroscientific insights about human behavior and decision - making often can't say much about why a particular individual behaved «voluntarily» or with «intention» and is therefore legally guilty, Farahany says.

New research published in Human Performance (Routledge) really makes one think about the old adage service with a smile as it examines counterproductive work behavior (CWB) by restaurant workers towards customers they serve.

Both of these apes may have something to tell us about the evolution of human behavior, yet most research has focused on chimps, in large part because bonobos are endangered — perhaps as few as 10,000 remain.

Only about 5 million years ago human beings and chimps shared a common ancestor, and we still have much behavior in common: namely, a long period of infant dependency, a reliance on learning what to eat and how to obtain food, social bonds that persist over generations, and the need to deal as a group with many everyday conflicts.

Research has shown the significance of social relationships in influencing adult human behavior and health; however, little is known about how children's perception of their social networks correlates with stress and how it may influence development.

With the honeyguides» help, the Hadza found hives about 58 % of the time, more than twice as often as when foraging alone, researchers report in a paper in press at Evolution and Human Behavior.

He started a Ph.D., with Fullola Pericot as his supervisor, on the culture and behavior of the first humans in Africa about 2 million years ago.

Despite having only six cell types, whereas humans have about 200, and no nervous system, Trichoplax appears to coordinate a complex sequence of behaviors culminating in external digestion of algae.

With the NIH's help, he has been pursuing a cutting - edge question about human behavior: How do networks of people — in particular, long - haul truck drivers — work together to accelerate the spread of an epidemic, even when some of them don't know one another?

Although these economic models have provided a strong and unifying foundation for the development of theory about decision - making, several decades of research on these topics has produced a wealth of evidence demonstrating that, in practice, these models do not provide a satisfactory description of actual human behavior.

Developing the capability to experiment with prions in bacteria could help to reveal more about the behavior of human prions, which may be linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, says Jeffrey Roberts, a molecular biologist at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

«I'd want to know more about the mechanism» by which the bacteria altered behavior in the mice before beginning to translate the findings to humans, he says.

«This finding leads to a larger question about how social exposure might shape gender - typical behavior in humans as well.»

When dogs observe us, do they understand us in the same way we understand ourselves, or do they make «caninopomorphic» assumptions about the behavior and motives of humans?

Ingram became interested in the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, after reading about its behavior - altering effects in mice and rats and possible implications for its common host, the domesticated cat, and even humans.

A second explanation for this behavior is that babies» expectations about animals and their insides are tied to the cognitive systems humans evolved to deal with predators and prey — in other words, to deal with animals as a food source.

Shaw, who is also a senior research fellow at the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Columbia University, spoke to a packed auditorium of Columbia Engineering students last spring about how the development of high - speed simulations is making possible insights into human biology that could lead to better understanding of protein behavior and to improvements in drug discovery.

His ability to hold complex concepts in his mind about enlightenment, human nature and behavior while weaving in examples from the Bible, Buddhism, Taoism, as well as the world's greatest thinkers and artists, is impressive and illuminating.

Maybe you heard about the «caveman diet,» in which people think that it's most natural to eat according to human behavior based on what humans could hunt and gather.

What is interesting and important to think about is which behaviors of yours Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a

At times he seems to stretch the boundaries of typical human behavior in order to make a point about it, inviting you to wonder what you would do in his characters» place.

Visually stunning, and incisive in many ways about human behavior, yet the deck is stacked against us from the beginning.

NPR science correspondent Shankar Vedantam speaks with behavior scientist Francesca Gino and Slate columnist William Saletan about the role of rituals in human life.

And that's when the mysterious and sexy Joanna (Vera Farmiga) parks herself in the opposite, hum - brags about studying human behavior and posits a pop quiz.

If a group of decidedly anti-social tolls decided to make a film about relationships despite lacking any working knowledge in the areas of human behavior, cinematic craft or the basic cadences of the English language, what they might come up with would only begin to approximate what Wiseau slapped together.

Stars: Sarah Shahi, Dennis Haysbert, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Kathryn Morris, Jessica L Producers: Mickey Fisher, Brooklyn Weaver, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey Premise: A grounded and dramatic thriller about a former detective specializing in human behavior who is brought in when the launch of an advanced virtual reality program has dangerous and unintended consequences.

It could be politics, it could be about music, it could be in human behavior.

Even less was available when I wrote about hazing for Human Behavior Magazine in October 1978.