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SUMMARIES.

What is the real concept of nature?

People tend to think of nature as a whole, made up of trees, grass, flowers, insects, and running water. In terms of places to live, people think that if you put your house in the middle of a place with these characteristics, you are living in the middle of nature. But it´s not as it seems. Humans are able to build any kind of environment according to inherited concepts. For example, the meaning of city implies buildings, lights, cars, streets, etc, the meaning of suburbs implies more quietness, a better combination between nature and city. In terms of concepts, we build what we determine to. In the case of the concept of nature, we people have made up a particular perspective of it, we adapted it since people started wanting to live outside the city. All the features this fact carries are “necessary” elements in society which represent damage at the same time: Energy, fuel, noise, time, money, coexistence as it is nowadays, considering, as well, the amount of people we are. If human does what he/she wants in this way (to live where they want, making these kind of adaptations, to supply their environment), the consequences  environment is paying are extremely high. We are altering the process of natural selection.”Selection in this environment has been for increasing profits and economic growth as opposed to a strict biological interpretation of fitness. In many ways, it is Darwinian, but is it natural (in terms of ‘Natural Selection')?” What are we really doing? Are we building life or going against the natural process of existence, just for money and self comfort?

 

Home they brought her warrior dead.

This is the situation of a woman who lives the pain of getting the dead body of her husband back from war . She doesn´t show any emotions towards this tragic moment or the dead body in front of her. Her different maidens try to cause a reaction on her, she must cry, they say, or she will die. They show her husband`s face being dead and there`s no reaction, but after realizing that there is still a cause to keep living, her and his dead husband`s son, “like summer tempest” it says, tears came, she showed her sorrow, telling her son that despite of this painful event, she will keep living for him. This poem was written by Alfred Lord Tennyson (6 August 1809-6 October 1892).

 

The Velociraptor-Like Robot that could save your life

Scientifics have created a new robot that could save your life after an earthquake or other disaster. This robot has been created using the same abilities that Velociraptors have to keep themselves stable only using their tale.

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