Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Ecology

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Close-up of honeybees on a honeycomb, illustrating eusocial cooperation and division of labor
Ecology

What Bees, Ants, and Humans Reveal About Cooperation

A worker honeybee may spend her life gathering food, regulating the temperature of the hive, feeding larvae, o

July 19, 2026·12 min read
By Farzin Espahani
Pencil illustration of a prehistoric shaman leading a ritual ceremony around a fire, with ancestral figures and a stone monument in the background — representing human death awareness, religion, and cooperative institutions
Evolution

Why Humans Think About Death

Around 4,600 years ago, communities along the Nile turned stone, transport, skilled labor, food, administratio

July 12, 2026·16 min read
By Farzin Espahani
Why Humans Believe Their Ideology Is Superior
Ecology

Why Humans Believe Their Ideology Is Superior

How belief becomes identity, leaders become symbols, and outsiders become threats Human beings rarely experien

April 25, 2026·15 min read
By Farzin Espahani
Graphite illustration of a political leader pledging sacrifice before soldiers and civilians during a national crisis
Society

Why Leaders Say They Are Willing to Die for Their Country

A leader stands before a crowd and declares that he is prepared to die for the nation. The statement may expre

February 14, 2024·9 min read
By Farzin Espahani