David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and bestselling author. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, a council member on the World Economic Forum, and a professor at Baylor University.
In earlier times in our evolution, there was no real way to interact with others at a distance any farther than that allowed by hands, feet, or possibly a stick. That distance of interaction was salient and consequential, and this is what our emotional reaction reflects. In modern times, the situation differs: generals and even soldiers commonly find themselves far removed from the people they kill. In Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, the rebel Jack Cade challenges Lord Say, mocking the fact that he has never known the firsthand danger of the battlefield: 'When struck'st thou one blow in the field?' Lord Say responds, 'Great men have reaching hands: oft have I struck those that I never saw, and struck them dead.' In modern times, we can launch forty Tomahawk surface-to-surface missiles from the deck of navy ships in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea with the touch of a button. The result of pushing that button may be watched by the missile operators live on CNN, minutes later, when Baghdad's buildings disappear in plumes. The proximity is lost, and so is the emotional influence. This impersonal nature of waging war makes it disconcertingly easy. In the 1960s, one political thinker suggested that the button to launch a nuclear war should be implanted in the chest of the President's closest friend. That way, should the President want to make the decision to annihilate millions of people on the other side of the globe, he would first have to physically harm his friend, ripping open his chest to get to the button. That would at least engage his emotional system in the decision making, so as to guard against letting the choice be impersonal.
Because both of the neural systems battle to control the single output channel of behavior, emotions can tip the balance of decision making. This ancient battle has turned into a directive of sorts for many people: if it feels bad, it is probably wrong. There are many counter examples to this (for example, one may find oneself put off by another's sexual preference but still deem nothing morally wrong with that choice), but emotion nonetheless serves as a generally useful steering mechanism for decision making.

1. Based on the text and any background information provided, what can you conclude about the author?

A. The author believes that we have benefitted from the modern technology that allows us to interact with people at a distance.

B. The author is speaking about emotional decision making more from his own personal experience than his professional expertise.

C. The author’s professional experience and expertise have led him to form the ideas and opinions presented in this book.

2. Who do you think is the primary audience for this text?

A. Based on the tone of the text and the vocabulary, the target audience is likely to be middle school students.

B. Based on the fact that the source is a book and the topic is presented scientifically, with precise vocabulary, the target audience is likely to be an educated person interested in how the brain works.

C. Based on the tone of the text and the vocabulary, the target audience is likely to be governmental leaders developing decision-making protocols.

3. What is the author trying to achieve with this text?

A. The author’s purpose is to explain that if something makes you feel badly, you need to make a different decision.
B. The author’s purpose is to explain one way that personal connection and emotion affect how we make decisions.

C. The author’s purpose is to show that important decisions should not be made by people who are alone or detached from others.

4. What is the best text evidence to support the inference that a result of modern technology is that we can do things that have a direct, specific effect on people thousands of miles away from us?

A. “We can launch 40 surface-to-surface Tomahawk missiles from the deck of navy ships . . . with the touch of a button.”

B. “This impersonal nature of waging war makes it disconcertingly easy.”

C. “That would at least engage his emotional system in the decision making.”

5. How would you describe the tone of this text?

A. The tone of the text is excited and alarming.
B. The tone of this text is illuminating and cautionary.
C. The tone of the text is objective and dry.

6. Which of the following statements expresses the author’s opinion?

A. “Generals and even soldiers commonly find themselves far removed from the people they kill.”

B. “Emotion nonetheless serves as a generally useful steering mechanism for decision making.”

C. “Both of the neural systems battle to control the single output channel of behavior.”

Answer: its okSelect the phrase that best completes each statement.

Historians want to describe the health of ancient Egyptian people. One source could be  

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Before studying new artifacts, a historian wants to know about items that others have found in Egyptian tombs. The historian could  

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A historian wants to learn what ancient Egyptians thought about the afterlife. The historian could  

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Explanation:

NEED ASAP LIKE IN NEXT 5-10 MINUTES WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST: Which of the following emerged in Western Europe in large part as a reaction to the diplomatic exchanges exemplified in the passage?



"The next day (25th May) (the Chan) sent his secretaries to me, who said: ‘Our lord sends us to you to say that you are here Christians, Saracens [Muslims] and Tuins. And each of you says that his doctrine is the best, and his writings—that is, books—the truest. So he wishes that you shall all meet together, and make a comparison, each one writing down his precepts, so that he himself may be able to know the truth.’ Then I said: ‘Blessed be God, who put this in the Chan’s heart. But our Scriptures tell us, the servant of God should not dispute, but should show mildness to all; so I am ready, without disputation or contention, to give reason for the faith and hope of the Christians, to the best of my ability.’ They wrote down my words, and carried them back to him. Then it was told the Nestorians that they should look to themselves, and write down what they wished to say, and likewise to the Saracens [Muslims], and in the same way to the Tuins.”


Excerpt from The Journey of William of Rubruck, written by a Franciscan monk sent by King Louis IX of France to the Mongol Empire in 1253


The incorporation of Eastern Asian ideas and knowledge into mainstream European society

The European practice of religious tolerance based on the example of the Mongol Empire

A political alliance that protected Western Europe from further invasions of the Mongol Empire

An increased European awareness of important cultural, political, and economic developments in Eastern Asia

How much is this coin with John F. Kennedy's image
worth?

MARKING THE FIRST PERSON BRAINLIEST AND THANKING YOU

Public schools, hospitals, and fire departments are examples of what purpose of government?

If you wanted to live in a colony that accepted
many different religions, where should you
move?

Describe the environment in which free African Americans were living, including where they settled and the difficulties they encountered.

The passage below is from the Declaration of Independence.
To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed
[W]henever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government
According to this passage, what is the main purpose of government?
O to promote popular religious beliefs
O to ensure the rights of the government
O to protect the rights of its people
O to glorify the nation

After which battle did the British surrender and who surrendered on the behalf of Great Britain?

It is important for __________ to participate in conservation efforts.
A)
government
B)
business
C)
citizens
D)
educators
E)
all of the above

A new and useful tool or process is called an
a. Invention
b. Innovation
C. Culture shift
d. Technology transfer


D.technology transfer

how many war did the Usa fight in?

How did the renaissance affect culture in Europe

1. What does utilitarian theory advise is the morally right thing to do in ANY ethical scenario? What makes something the morally wrong thing?
2. If you were a utilitarian in this scenario, what considerations would you ask if trying to determine whether it would be morally correct to build the Zip?
3. What would you have to advise? Should Zip be built or not? Explain why (your explanation should include a discussion of how this advice ties back to utilitarian theory).
4. What would you advise based on your own intuitions? Does your advice from #2 agree with your intuitions? Explain your reasoning for the advice you would give based on your own intuitions.

The Hephaesteion honored the god of ___.
(i’ll mark brainliest if u answer these and get most right)

A. Science
B. government
C. invention and crafts
D. art and music

In the fall of 490 B.C., which city state defeated a force of persian invaders?

A. Delphi
B. Sparta
C. Athens
D. Marathon

After the end of the Peloponnesian War, which was the situation in Athens?

A. it was a control Spartas harbor
B. it was a place where the arts again flourished
C. it was faced with a plague that killed many citizens
D: it was never again a leader in the greek world

Which was the greatest of the hellenistic cities

A. Persepolis
B. Alexandria in Egypt
C. Babylon
D. Alexandropolis in Thrace

Why were enslaved Africans in high demand in the southern colonies? *

The Industrial Revolution sped up the development of _____.


a better irrigation systems

b new forms of government

c factories and automated machinery

d rural areas

William and his descendants encouraged the influence of ___ culture on the English people.

In what two regions were there a variety of religions?

Answer Choices:

Massachusetts and Maryland

New England colonies and Middle colonies

Southern colonies and New England colonies

Southern colonies and Middle colonies

Why might knowing this information be important for someone who is planning on traveling to these places?

The law of demand explains that:
A. supply of a product goes down as the price goes down.
B. demand for a product goes down as the price goes down.
C. supply of a product goes down as the price goes down.
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D. demand for a product goes up as the price goes down

The Israelites consider Canaan to be the Promised Land because they believed that

A. when the pharaoh released the Israelites, he promised they could settle in Canaan.
B. Canaan was the original home of Abraham and the other patriarchs.
C. God made a covenant with Abraham that Canaan would belong to his descendants.
D. Canaan is the place where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses.

Who was put in charge of discipline within Andersonville prison?

What events caused the Peloponnesian War to happen?

What became the capital of Venezuela?

Maracaibo
Caracas
Ojeda
Carabobo

Explain the importance of Rodhighar in Gurung community in Nepal​

the constant air pressure needed to play the hydraulis was supplied by a blank​

What are job opportunities in cookery?

How did rome treat conquers people who lived peacefully?

Why was there so much migration after World War II in Europe? Select the two correct answers.

The ancient Egyptians were the first known people to develop __________. A. wooden boats B. military armor C. a 365-day calendar D. a system of writing

Which type of interview request, direct or indirect, would lead to more interviews? Why? Which type would you
prefer?