João Carlos Orquiza

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Who Does Science Really Serve Today? Are We on the Right Path?

The recent essay "Beyond Progress: Unmasking the Myth of Scientific-Economic Advancement" raises a fundamental question: who does science really serve in contemporary society? This debate is an...

01 December 2023 9,374 3 View

Could you identify our 'star' amidst the vastness of terrestrial biodiversity?

Biodiversity is often an abstract concept. In my recent essay, I illustrate this vastness, with humans being just a minuscule fraction. Curious? Check it out and share your thoughts: "The...

07 October 2023 2,758 4 View

Can adaptive incompatibility contribute to a comprehensive understanding of mental disorders?

Evolutionary psychiatry attempts to explain and examine the development and prevalence of psychiatric disorders through the lens of evolutionary and adaptationist theories. In this edited volume,...

21 April 2023 4,866 2 View

Are emotions maladaptive from the human culture's perspective?

Are emotions maladaptive from the human culture's perspective? The proposal to analyze emotion, structured in the Limbic System and Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal axis, using the reference of...

01 January 1970 7,161 4 View

Earth Day. "Let's celebrate!"

The question not yet well answered: what are we and do on this planet? Are we beings that have in their constitution similarities with all the thousands of species on the Planet?

01 January 1970 5,737 0 View

Mental disorders in modern civilization: an analysis of the human energy exploration hypothesis

Mental disorders in modern civilization: an analysis of the human energy exploration hypothesis Abstract Modern civilization was designed to exploit the energy of human individuals for...

01 January 1970 1,564 2 View

Who Does Science Really Serve Today? Are We on the Right Path?

The essay "Beyond Progress: Debunking the Myth of Scientific-Economic Advancement" (see link at the end) raises a fundamental question: who does science really serve in contemporary society? This...

01 January 1970 6,580 9 View

The Work of Orlando Villas-Bôas and Interaction with Indigenous Societies

Orlando Villas-Bôas, a renowned advocate for indigenous rights in Brazil, provides a unique insight into indigenous society that are very reminiscent of nomadic groups of hunter-gatherers. In an...

01 January 1970 4,297 0 View

Denunciation: The Fatal Disconnection Between Economic Activities and DNA Autonomy

At this moment of planetary urgency, it is imperative to denounce an inconvenient truth that has been overlooked for centuries: human economic activities, in their current form, are sustained,...

01 January 1970 7,802 0 View

Self-Stress: A New Perspective on Stress and Moral Disorders of Civilization

I ask for your evaluation for this essay with an unpublished proposal of the concept of "Self-stress". It seems necessary to discuss this topic. Thank you very much in advance. This essay...

01 January 1970 198 0 View