Leo Tolstoy′s anti-war perspective

Scaling anti universality in avalanches Leo

We have studied various oneand two-dimensional models in order to simulate the behavior of avalanches. The models are based on cellular automata and were intended to have the property of "self-organized criticality" proposed by Bak, Tang, and Wiesenfeld [Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 381 (1987); Phys. Rev. A 38, 384 (1988)]. By varying the sizes of the systems, we have investigated the scaling propertie...

Intergroup atrocities in war: a neuroscientific perspective.

Studying the most extreme outcomes of intergroup hatred--murder, mass killings and genocides--has long been part of historical and social research. Neuroscientists and psychologists have also been interested in interpersonal and intergroup violence. This article considers the question of how atrocities arise from a neuroscientific perspective, focusing on war as the context in which they most o...

War on Iraq: the public health perspective.

The extent to which public health practitioners and researchers focus on health risks seems to be incongruous with the extent to which they pay attention to war and its atrocities on ordinary citizens throughout the world. Let us examine the war against Iraq waged by the United States, the United Kingdom, and their allies. What are the health consequences for the citizens of Iraq, Israel, Pales...

The War on Cancer: A Military Perspective

Actually it has not quite happened yet, but almost imperceptibly, by degrees, we are learning to live with cancer. The "War on Cancer," although generally successful in the pediatric population, has gradually been replaced with a kinder, gentler treatment paradigm that strives to contain and maintain with stalemate over checkmate, a strategy that may literally constitute the path to least resis...

Women at War: An Evolutionary Perspective

Nuclear War from a Cosmic Perspective

∗Based on my talk at the symposium The Dynamics of Possible Nuclear Extinction held February 28–March 1 2015 at The New York Academy of Medicine: http://totalwebcasting.com/view/ ?id=hcf cided to build a contraption called the Spectacular Thermonuclear Unpredictable Population Incineration Device, abbreviated STUPID. It’s arguably the the most costly device ever built on this beautiful spinning...