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Tag Archives: terrorism
Things Not To Do After the Paris Attacks
Semiotician Mihhail Lotman warns against dangerous attitudes and behaviours in light of the recent terrorist attacks on Paris. Continue reading
Posted in Events, General
Tagged anti-terrorism, fear, ISIS, Islam, islamists, islamophobia, Muslims, Paris attacks, terrorism
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The Biology of Sacrifice (and Terrorism)
Immune ecology researchers Elin Sild and Tuul Sepp disclose the biological and psychological mechanisms that lead to self-sacrifice and motivate suicide terrorism. Continue reading
Posted in Natural and exact sciences, Research
Tagged biology, heroism, immortality, oxytocin, psychology, redback spider, risk behaviour, sacrifice, self-sacrifice, suiside terrorists, terrorism
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