Objective: Although human aging is characterized by loss of fertility and progressive decline in physical abilities, later life is associated with better psychological health and well-being. Furthermore, there has been an unprecedented increase in average lifespan over the past century without corresponding extensions of fertile and healthy age spans. We propose a possible explanation for these...

The transcendent “grammar”, that is to say the body of rules for individual action and the reciprocal relationships of persons in accordance with justice and solidarity, is inscribed on human consciences, in which the wise plan of God is reflected. As I recently had occasion to reaffirm: “we believe that at the beginning of everything is the eternal word, reason and not unreason (4).” Peace is ...

Abstract: The author addresses the emergence of cognitive level D in the Four-Level-Cognitive-Development Theory (FLCDT). He argues that the concept of transcendent God, ‘Maker of Heaven and Earth and of all things visible and invisible’ was an important factor for that. The problem of God’s qualities and the view of numbers in medieval Christian and Arabic philosophy are examined as some argum...

Baumard et al. attribute morality to a naturally selected propensity to share costs and benefits of cooperation fairly. But how does mundane mutualism relate to transcendent notions of morality critical to creating cultures and civilizations? Humans often make their greatest exertions for an idea they form of their group. Primary social identity is bounded by sacred values, which drive individu...

of time the influence of matter on life and mind will gradually become obliterated and replaced by the influence of mind and its transcendent successors in the great steps of creative evolution." Therefore, "the remote successors of man may be free and independent of matter with infinite possibilities of future progress notwithstanding the complete dissolution of the universe." Pure thought, th...

We dispel with “street wisdom” regarding the practical implementation of Strassen’s algorithm for matrix-matrix multiplication (DGEMM). Conventional wisdom: it is only practical for very large matrices. Our implementation is practical for small matrices. Conventional wisdom: the matrices being multiplied should be relatively square. Our implementation is practical for rank-k updates, where k is...

of time the influence of matter on life and mind will gradually become obliterated and replaced by the influence of mind and its transcendent successors in the great steps of creative evolution." Therefore, "the remote successors of man may be free and independent of matter with infinite possibilities of future progress notwithstanding the complete dissolution of the universe." Pure thought, th...

Often religion and spirituality are used interchangeably. Spirituality may or may not include religion, which is related to an organized institution. Spirituality on the other hand is the transcendent relationship between the person and a higher being, a quality that goes beyond a specific religious application (Peterson & Nelson 1989). Both religion and spirituality offer a sense of meaning an...

The evolution of the degenerate complex curve associated with the ensemble at a generic critical point is related to the finite time singularities of Laplacian Growth. It is shown that the scaling behavior at a critical point of singular geometry x ∼ y is described by the first Painlevé transcendent. The regularization of the curve resulting from discretization is discussed. PACS numbers: 05.30...