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Empirical Evidence for the Heliocentric Model
Copernicus published his heliocentric theory in 1543, but acceptance was by no means immediate. His theory was not simpler than Ptolemy’s...
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The Universal Nature of Paths
Although it was not always particularly straightforward, by the end of the last chapter we came up with methods enabling the exact measurement or the...
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Back to the Roots: Fundamentalisms Offer Support and Threaten the Foundations
Nationalists, anti-Semites and fundamentalist Islamists have at least one thing in common: they want to return to the roots, to what they see as the...
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Death and Cosmic Purpose of Life
We can now discuss topics directly related to the quest for a cosmic meaning/purpose of life, which has been a constant trend in humans since times...
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Hard Road To Wheels Stop
If schedule pressure weighed heavily upon the shoulders of the Shuttle fleet, then the predations of Mother Nature – who routinely manifested her...
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Gift Giving: Joy, Duty and Frustration
Gift giving is a ubiquitous phenomenon and a significant economic factor. Christmas alone, as the most important occasion for consuming gifts in...
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Chapter 5: Barbara Bergmann on Gender Biases
This chapter discusses why the three key whistleblowers of the financial crisis were all women. The chapter introduces insights from feminist...
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The Financial Value of the Gift: Can’t Buy Me Love?
The price of a gift is not only an objective parameter, but also has symbolic value. A gift that is perceived as too cheap can be interpreted by the...
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The Valuation of the Gift: The Recipient Decides, Not the Giver
Conflicts always arise in gift-giving when giver and recipient value the gift differently. On the one hand, this is the case when the parties...
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The beginning of scientific technology
The first attempt to implement a ‘scientific technology’ in the Hellenistic age was aborted with the return of traditional empirical technology,...
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The What, How, and Why of Bottom-Up Rebuilding and Recovery After Natural Disasters
The federal government plays a prominent role in post-disaster response and assistance in the United States. Research on post-disaster recovery,...
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Gifts and Gender: Santa Claus Is a Woman
Research on gender differences in gift-giving behaviour consistently shows that women are much more involved in gift-giving activities than men and...
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Darwin, Capitalism, Colonialism, and Beliefs
Many of the narratives that human beings have a propensity to create and believe tend to include idealization of others—be it Gods, saints, or just...
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Gifts in Romantic Relationships: What Enhances and What Weakens the Relationship?
Gifts are a particularly suitable form of expressing feelings of affection and intimacy and therefore play a major role in romantic relationships....
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Gifts and Culture: What Applies Globally and What Regionally?
Gift-giving is a social phenomenon that is known in all cultures. On the one hand, cross-cultural principles can be identified, on the other hand,...
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Natural Science
Natural science is the success project of modern times – the basis of all our technical achievements. In contrast to metaphysical speculation, it...
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The Emotional Value of the Gift: Empathy, Surprise, Sacrifice
Givers can add high emotional value to their gifts with empathy, surprises, and the commitment of effort and sacrifice. However, this value is not an...
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New Members of the Solar System
For thousands of years, humans on Earth across all cultures knew of seven luminaries: The Sun; the Moon; and five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars,...
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Phase I: Negotiating Impact for Resources
This chapter introduces the first step of the three phases to creating a scaling strategy. These three phases facilitate an “outside-in” perspective...
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Introduction
Let’s first talk about what this book is about, and what it does not aim to be. The book indeed stands on the shoulder of not only giants, but of all...