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THE POLITICS OF TRANSHUMANISM AND THE TECHNO‐MILLENNIAL IMAGINATION, 1626–2030
Zygon, 2012 Transhumanism is a modern expression of ancient and transcultural aspirations to radically transform human existence, socially and bodily. Before the Enlightenment these aspirations were only expressed in religious millennialism, magical medicine, and ...
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1975 The myth of the recurrence of the golden age after a period of accelerating miseries ("messianic woes") in the near future is of course not peculiar to the chiliasm of the European later middle ages.
Erik af Edholm
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2006 In this article the author develops some of the points he has made elsewhere regarding the role of what may be termed ‘crises of charismatic authority’ in producing volatility or even violence within marginal apocalyptic religious groups.
John Walliss
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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AI‐Based Immortality: The Ethical Advantage of the Aretai Approach
AI &Innovation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The convergence of artificial intelligence, digital identity technologies, and biogerontological ambitions has produced a novel set of philosophical problems that have not yet been adequately addressed within mainstream bioethical discourse. Digital life extension—encompassing AI‐generated avatars, neural data preservation, mind uploading, and
Mirko Daniel Garasic
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The Ubiquity of Strange Frontiers: Minor Eschatology in Richard Powers’s The Echo Maker
Transatlantica, 2017 Frontiers are ubiquitous in Richard Powers’s The Echo Maker (2006). This essay first considers the recurring epistemological frontiers in American literature and culture, including within the scholarly American Studies tradition that located ever-present
Zachary Tavlin
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A Millennial Myosin Census [PDF]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2001 The past decade has seen a remarkable explosion in our knowledge of the size and diversity of the myosin superfamily. Since these actin-based motors are candidates to provide the molecular basis for many cellular movements, it is essential that motility researchers be aware of the complete set of myosins in a given organism.
J S, Berg, B C, Powell, R E, Cheney
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Ion Transfer During Ionomer Contact Electrification: Binding Affinity Controls Charging
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.The binding affinity between mobile ions and fixed ionomer groups determines the amount of charge transferred during contact electrification. Ionomers with a series of mobile alkali cations as well as mobile anions establish a clear ordering in charge transfer, where higher interaction strength leads to lower charge transfer.
John R. Hoffman +2 more
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The Kingdom of God on Earth: John Eliot’s Millenarian Vision for Native America
ReligionsThis study demonstrates that John Eliot’s mission to Native Americans was fundamentally driven by his millenarian understanding of the Kingdom of God.
JM (Jooman) Na
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