Biologist Frans de Waal is studying complex empathetic behaviors in the animal world, particularly in the life of Apes and Chimps. In the video he talks about their capacity for fairness, reciprocity, and empathy and how we compare to them. Interesting behavior analysis, I enjoyed.
@Gauri03 How often we discuss about texture in food? Lol. I found some supporting arguments for us! By facts, seems Chimps take up 8hrs minimum to chew food. So did we, before we turned into modern humans munching quick bites! Using stone tools, and later fire, to prepare their food made it easier to chomp.. getting through a prehistoric diet of 2,000 kilocalories a day takes 2.5m fewer chews a year when the meat is sliced and the veg pounded than when it is unprocessed. That frees up about one month each year to learn other useful skills – such as talking! Along the way we focused on colors, looks, smells and taste (and talking!) that we forgot the importance of texture. And it's a cultural thing too btw. Hmmm. Practice appreciation of flavours as well as textures they suggest, think half the world have to start with cooking the right way too as we often (tend to) neglect and over kill, in the end it's just some blob of mushy mushiness - missing the whole point! Looks good enough to eat?
!! Spolier Alert !! He isn't really gone gone. Still has a major role to play in the series, one of which is to torment Holden as always. #readthebooks
Good question. I took some time to research and here is my understanding. Hope it helps. To know more about coals future it is better to start with India's stand at COP21(Conference of parties 21 /Paris climate deal) Targets to be met as per COP21 To reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 33%–35% of below 2005 levels by 2030(CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) To increase the share of non-fossil based energy resources to 40% of installed electric power capacity by 2030, with help of transfer of technology and low-cost international finance including from Green Climate Fund (GCF); To create an additional(cumulative)carbon sink of 2.5–3 GtCO2e through additional forest and tree cover by 2030 Short term goal by 2020- India has pledged to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 20–25% in 2020 below 2005 levels. This target does not cover emissions from the agricultural sector. Long-term Goal -In 2007, then Indian Prime Minister Singh pledged that India’s per capita emissions would never exceed those of the developed world. By 2030 3.1–3.2 tCO2e per capita by 2030. Source - https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/india/pledges-and-targets Challenges Economy growing at 5% and above till 2050 needs evergrowing demand of power and energy. Increase in Energy/Power consumption with an increase in purchasing power of people Shift to electric vehicles to meet COP21 targets and to reduce import bill of $85billion in 2018 (when oil prices are low) Actions by Indian govt. In renewable sector India aims to produce 175GW of renewable power by 2022. India’s renewable capacity should be 40% of the total capacity by 2030. Capacity currently is at 28% This is supported by a significant drop in capital cost for solar PV by 20% every year from 2010 to 2017. Capital cost for wind energy plant went down by 60% during the same period. In Non-renewable sector Currently 65% of power in India come from thermal power plant (57.3% -coal, 7.2%-Gas & 0.2% -Oil).This ratio will go down forward. No new coal-based plants are permitted since 2017. Today, the plant load factor (PLF) for India’s thermal power capacity has dropped to 52% from 79% in 2007-08 but the country’s thermal plants are equipped to operate at about 85 to 90% PLF. This was due to penetration of renewable in last decade and doubling of coal plant capacity in last decade Partial future increase in power demand can be achieved by scaling the PLF from 55% to 85%, one can see a 50% increase in output from the same capacity. The only cost involved here is the variable cost of coal India uses about 800 million tonnes of coal. India is well within the COP 21 obligation till it uses 1,500 million tonnes of coal a year as compared with 800 million tonnes now to generate energy. Coal will retain a central position in the mix, with approx. 49% in overall share in primary energy by 2040
Lol. I didn't expect remotely too that anyone here will be interested. I had similar thoughts in mind when I posted the question based on recent declarations from the Indian government how we are on target with the Paris deal. Appreciate your sincere and elaborate response, good learning there. Thank you very much.
I checked! Tumblr has gifs! He is back already! But what has he become? A 'Proto(Miller) Molecule'? Lol. What's with the hive minds and intelligence anyway? #StrangerThings has one too, Only that is from the dark undergrounds, and this one is blue and outer space.
The sensei bird in the animation is a smart trainer to instigate the ape by trick than instruction. The ape 'evolved' in the process! But its ill fate is no different from the classic bird and monkey parable where the monkey resisted learning from the bird. In both cases, the bird was sacrificed! Next epoch, these daft birds should evolve as angry birds to avenge.
