This paper outlines a pedagogically-oriented case study of the use of a 3D collaborative virtual environment (3D CVE) to break down barriers between partners from different cultural backgrounds whilst performing collaborative activities on a 3D ‘virtual stage’. The 3D collaborative laboratory (3DCollab) described in this paper served as a learning exchange platform to address the need for ICT s...

In a market with short term investors, when noise is persistent, a liquidity shock affecting the aggregate demand at a given period propagates to future periods’ aggregate demands. As a consequence, asset prices reflect investors’ higher order expectations about both the fundamentals and the noise stock, worsening the “rational confusion” problem investors face when extracting information from ...

Hierarchical modular composition is often cited as a requisite for scalable complexity. The most popular reference in this regard is Herbert Simon’s allegory of the watchmakers Tempus and Hora. And yet, while numerous studies have used this story as a jumping-off point to explain the emergence of hierarchical modular composition in evolutionary systems, relatively few emphasize the role of nois...

We examine a case in which non-computable behavior in a model is revealed by computer simulation. This is possible due to differing notions of computability for sets in a continuous space. The argument originally given for the validity of the simulation involves a simpler simulation of the simulation, still further simulations thereof, and a universality conjecture. There are difficulties with ...

mystical texts are the most important texts have been set to convey epistemic teachings and to influence the audiences concerned with awareness and esoteric training.  therefore it seems that specific techniques have been used in rhetoric to fulfill this objective. according to the style of speech in mystical texts, they can be considered as rhetoricals. reviewing the concept of rhetoric and it...

This study considers the implications of corporate political activity and political risk on asset pricing. It is found that firms which operate an affiliated political action committee (PAC) outperform firms that do not. Among firms that operate a PAC, we find that those that spend relatively less on politics outperform those that spend more and that political risk is successfully hedged by fir...

Political correctness (PC) norms are highly controversial and have been subject to political and philosophical debate for decades. Yet, surprisingly little empirical research has been conducted to understand if they have any impact at all and, in particular, if and how they affect the perception of and interaction between social groups. In this chapter, we will argue that PC language has tangib...

n fall 1997, the democratic movement in Russia will celebrate its tenth anniversary. In November 1987, a group of young intelligentsia from Moscow (creators of the then unknown historical-educational organization Memorial) marched to Arbat to collect signatures. Those signatures were not calling for the dissolution of the Soviet system, but for the creation of a memorial to the victims of Stali...

Unlike his theory of justice as fairness, John Rawls’s political liberalism has generally been spared from critiques regarding what is due to the disabled. This paper demonstrates that, due to the account of the basic ideas of society and persons provided by Rawls, political liberalism requires that the interests of numerous individuals with disabilities should be put aside when the most fundam...

The mythical fight of Heracles against the Hydra presents an allegory to humanity COVID-19 pandemic. rational interpretation myth can help people understand intricacies management healthcare crises. Combined with this, also create respect for workers and inspire individuals take positive action in COVID-19. Although myths have been regarded as a threat public health, mythological elements alleg...