articles 10 11 Flashcards

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what is adderall prescribed for (the new elicit drugs)

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attention-deficit disorder

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in the December issue of nature, what did the authors believe about cognitive enhancing drugs (the new elicit drugs)

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should be viewed in the same general category as education, good healthy habits and information technology - ways that our uniquely innovative species tries to improve itself

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what might be an argument for healthy people taking performance enhancing drugs? (the new elicit drugs)

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it can help people learn information faster, remember it longer, and understand it better

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what might be an argument against healthy people taking performance enhancing drugs? (the new elicit drugs)

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its drugs

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Which university is prominently mentioned in this article? (the new elicit drugs)

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upon

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what is the “strange grey zone” (how robots can trick you into loving them)

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robots doing jobs not only humans can do but also jobs that require social grace

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what is our fundamental instinct (how robots can trick you into loving them)

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the ability to separate things into objects and agents

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what is our entire civilization based on (how robots can trick you into loving them)

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empathy

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stories about robots are really stories about who (or what)? (how robots can trick you into loving them)

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us

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at the broadest level what is the human about? (maybe humans can no longer get along)

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cooperation

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concerning the challenges of covid 19 and climate change what has bogged down the human response (maybe humans can no longer get along)

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The failure to align our actions as groups, either within nations or worldwide.

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in 1958 what was the reason ecologist Garrett Hardin believed our species was doomed (maybe humans can no longer get along)

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because people tend to maximize individual utility at the expense of collective good

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what was it that political economist Elinor rostrum believed was key to unlocking our capabilities (maybe humans can no longer get along)

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building the right institutions

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where is the human population growing (world is facing first long slide in its population)

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africa

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what are three benefits from a reduced human population (world is facing first long slide in its population)

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  • Ease pressure on resources
  • slow destructive impact of climate change
  • reduce household burdens for women
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what are three reasons why a falling population will require how societies are organized (world is facing first long slide in its population)

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  • Longer lives
  • Fewer fertility
  • Fewer workers/more retirees
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what country will surpass china in population by 2100 (world is facing first long slide in its population)

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nigeria

18
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how have countries like the United States and Canada blunted the impact of falling populations (world is facing first long slide in its population)

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with immigrants