The pleasure principle (PP) may be a verifiable fundamental law of the living matter in the universe, and this law might then be used for forecasting human self-evolution. I do not pretend to “prove” PP, but argue that it must be regarded as a scientific hypothesis. Accordingly, I formulate verifiable and falsifiable postulates of PP. Their confirmation would allow the construction of a new sci...

Abstract Despite decades of research, there is no consensus as to the core correlates national-level voter turnout. We argue that this is, in part, due lack comprehensive, systematic empirical analysis. This paper conducts such an identify 44 articles on turnout from 1986 2017. These include over 127 potential predictors turnout, and we collect data seventy these variables. Using extreme bounds...

CHALLENGING THE BELIEFS THAT SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LECTURE ATTENDANCE CORRELATES TO STUDENTS’ OVERALL GRADE