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S10. What Makes Humans Different?
1. Introduction In our previous lesson we left off with a video about how altruism might evolve at a lower genetic level along Darwinian …
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S11. The Power of Language
Previous Lesson I. Introduction Which of the following do you think is more true? 1. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words …
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S12. Social Cohesion
I. Music and Social Groups In our last discussion we focused on the emergence of language in humans and proto-language in other animals. If …
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S13. History, Religion, and Christmas
1. History. In our previous lesson we discussed how tightly knit humans are biologically and socially. As humans mastered their environment through agriculture and …
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How to Improve Fluency and Accuracy in a Foreign Language
Fluency is what most language learners aim for, but often find difficult to achieve. What is fluency? Ordinarily when we think of fluency we …
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What Is Art For?
This is part of an academic discussion seminar series I teach at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, here we’ll take a …
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Building Confidence in English: Using Our 5 Greatest Strengths To Support...
Language learners too often emphasize their weaknesses in using a second language. They usually know if they have trouble with fluency, grammatical accuracy, word …
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How to Make Small Talk
Two North Americans make small talk while waiting at an international airport: A: Hi, How are you? B: I’m fine, how are you? A: …
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Personality and Politics: Liberals vs. Conservatives
1. Conservative vs. Liberal What do we mean by being politically conservative or liberal? These are relative terms, generally political conservatives are resistant to …
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Drugs Effects on the Mind, Brain, and Body
(Note to Learners: This text has a lot of technical words that aren’t necessary for you to know in order to understand the text. …
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Money and Employee Motivation
What is the most important thing for job satisfaction? How engaged are you in your job? What could your employer do to make the …
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Sounds That Animals Make
Dogs were domesticated from wolves 10,000′s of years ago and have 98.8% of their DNA in common. It’s thought that dogs have been genetically …
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The Machine is Us/Using Us.
Natural language is a biological product of the brain, according to modern linguistic and psychological theory. But human culture has done a lot to …
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Science and Ethics
1. Introduction Ethics is an interesting area of study that crosses religion, law, the sciences, art and our everyday life. The questions of right …
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Denying History
You can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you have been. To understand your future, you must understand your past. The above …
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Animals vs Humans
Click on image for bigger clearer text: Filed under: Animals, Discussion, Psychology, Reading, Science, Vocabulary Tagged: animals, biology, discussion, ESL, human needs, nature, science, …
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A Biometric Controller That Converts Muscle Twitches Into Digital Actions
1 | A Biometric Controller That Converts Muscle Twitches Into Digital Actions | Co.Design: business + innovation + design. Filed under: Advanced, Business English, …
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Dr. Suess Quotes That Can Change Your Life
Who is Dr. Suess? Skim the quotes for ones you agree with or don’t understand. Discuss with a partner why you agree with it …
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Moore’s Law and the Future of Technology
Modern life as we know it would not be possible without electricity and computer technology. The microprocessor has revolutionized how we organize and structure …
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How Educational Technology Has Changed Over Time
If you went to any school lesson in any place and time you’d likely find a group of students and (hopefully) a more knowledgable …
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