The paper considers some Medieval sources about imagined or actually studied automata, to make a contribution to the reconstruction of the cultural landscape of a period that, from the technological point of view, is commonly regarded as less interesting than others. It will be shown that the idea of an automatic device or system, capable of performing not necessarily simple tasks, of measuring...

Since the 1930s, many of our top methodologists have argued that significance tests are not conducive to science. Bakan (1966) believed that “everyone knows this” and that we slavishly lean on the crutch of significance testing because, if we didn’t, much of psychology would simply fall apart. If he was right, then significance testing is tantamount to psychology’s “dirty little secret.” This p...

M. P., Carlson, G. A. & Prusiner, S. B. 1987 Distinct prion proteins in short and long scrapie incubation period mice. Cell 51, 651–662. (doi:10.1016/0092-8674(87) 90134-6) Windl, O. et al. 1996 Genetic basis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in the United Kingdom: a systematic analysis of predisposing mutations and allelic variation in the PRNP gene. Hum. Genet. 98, 259–264. (doi:10.1007/s0043 9005...

Decision making is integral for organizational success, and that, the basic tenet rationality. Yet, no decisions in workplace are purely rational. Irrational decision-making behaviours irrational beliefs of employees. employee can cause a billion dollar revenue loss. The purpose this paper to study complex phenomenon decision unearth its dimensions. Hence, envisaged as lived experience using in...

This study examined the perception of witchcraft at Coast Kenya focusing on Digo Community Mtongwe. The aim was to analyze how is perceived among community Mtongwe area. Through a qualitative research design, data were gathered using personal interviews and questionnaires with 25 local leaders major findings that emerged were: 1. Witchcraft practice reality in 2. It also established belief stro...