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When looking back at the relationship between industry and people in our history, it’s considerably strained. The 20th century repeatedly demonstrates this tension - from consumer safety in meat factories in the early 1910s, to the dangers of the automobile industry as revealed in the 70s. Time and again, industry favors profits over morality. The dangers of asbestos, while widely understood in occupational health circles, were suppressed from the general public. Despite asbe

Homo neanderthalensis; Shanidar 1; skull  The capacity for empathy is often characterized as a divinely given and unexplainable attribute that belongs uniquely to humans. It is, however, deeply ingrained in our biology and lineage.         What motivates you to help others? We, as humans, are known to have an immense capacity for unconditional altruism. Though this is in part a direct result of our modern culture and society, it's nothing new. Around 40,000 years ago, in the

There have been several historical occurrences where history and science have been concurrent phenomena. The narratives of both history and science are constantly revised to mark a novel breakthrough. One such event in history is the discovery of DDT. DDT(Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound. Swedish chemist Paul H Müller gets the credit for discovering this as the world’s First modern synthetic insectic

History and Science are two subjects that have been connected since the start of time. There have been several instances in which science has influenced a historical time or topic, and several instances in which history has influenced a scientific invention or theory. Many examples throughout history have proven the deep connection between these two subjects, such as the invention of the light bulb, the invention of the motor vehicle, advances in medicine, the study of fossil