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‚Lord of the Flies‘ and human social behavior in natural environments

‚Lord of the Flies‘ and human social behavior in natural environments

In line with my previous posts on the livingdreams.tv blog (Is there a natural way to behave? & Sustainable behavior – a logic of irrationality), I want to talk about behavioral aspects of the use of natural resources again. To many ...
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Pacific ocean, Fiji, Beqa, Coral Reefs, Tropics

What are coral reefs?

Tropical coral reefs, the ‘rainforests of the sea’, represent one of the most biologically rich ecosystems on our planet. Though they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, they support around 25% of all marine life. These diverse collections ...
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ISATEC Master Thesis Zanzibar

Thesis work in Zanzibar: experiencing a social-ecological reality

Today Stefan Gehrig takes us along his thoughts, impressions and observations of his stay on Zanzibar, where he gathers data for his master thesis on Social-Ecological relationships. For the completion of my ISATEC degree, I have travelled to Zanzibar, the ...
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Sustainable behavior – a logic of irrationality

Sustainable behavior – a logic of irrationality

If we look at the past a lot that we humans have done to our planet seems extraordinarily stupid. We have hunt down lots of animal species and drove them to extinction (Flying foxes, Dodos, Steller’s sea cows or Quaggas ...
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Is there a natural way to behave? About jealousy, the Stone Age and a long-lasting controversy | Evolutionary Psychology

Is there a natural way to behave? About jealousy, the Stone Age and a long-lasting controversy | Evolutionary Psychology

Today Stefan Gehrig takes us on a magnificent journey through evolutionary psychology and its controversials. I am happy to extend my blog with guest posts, the more information on biology gathered here on livingdreams.tv, the better! Explaining the presence by ...
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