Essays about: "Evolution theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 263 essays containing the words Evolution theory.

  1. 16. A Statistical Approach to Understand the Evolution of Exotic Butterfly Species

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Elin Eliasson; Rebecka Haraldsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Phylogenetics; Tree reconstruction; COI barcoding; General Time Reversible Model; K80 Model; Evolution; Butterflies; Fylogenetik; Rekonstruktion av träd; COI barcoding; General Time Reversible modell; K80 modell; Evolution; Fjärilar;

    Abstract : The alarming rate at which we see the decline in biodiversity due to human activity has raised concerns about the well-being of our planet. Butterflies which serve as pollinators are an essential part of many ecosystems and sensitive indicators of environmental changes and can provide valuable insight into how ecosystems function and evolve. READ MORE

  3. 17. “Human Spiders”: Intellectual Observers, Degeneration and Darwinism in H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Maja Loberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Degeneration; Fin de Siècle; Literature; Darwinism; H.G. Wells; The Time Machine; Intellectual Observer; Victorian literature; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : H.G. Wells’ novella The Time Machine (1895) tells the story of The Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. There, he encounters two evolutionary progressions of humanity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Navigating the Paradox : Moral Intuitions, Evolutionary Critiques & Philosophical Implications

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Pontus Frost; [2023]
    Keywords : Moral Intuitions; Evolutionary Critiques; cultural Critiques; Darwinian Dilemma; Paradox; Paradox; Moraliska intuitioner; evolutionär kritik; kulturell kritik;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I explore moral intuition as an epistemological tool for constructing moral systems, focusing specifically on the challenges arising from evolutionary and cultural biases. This thesis will consider and discuss Michael Huemer's Ethical Intuitionism, Peter Singer's critique of moral intuitions, and Sharon Street's Darwinian Dilemma, I consider some possible defenses and counterarguments concerning the reliability of moral intuitions. READ MORE

  5. 19. Changing Tides and Navigating Uncertainty : An ethnographic study of NGO resilience in coastal South India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : NGO; India; Localisation; Resilience; India; Blue Economy; Community centered practice;

    Abstract : What makes an non-governmental organisation (NGO) agile and resilient towards changes, pressures or uncertainties at community, state or macro-political level? By adopting a single case study based on semi-structured interviews and fieldwork, this thesis will dive into the life-world of a community-based NGO based in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Social Needs Education and Human Awareness (SNEHA) has since founding in the 1980s had a strong rights-based identity and evolved through various phases of community organising, disaster relief work, evidence-based advocacy and upholding of fisher communities traditional and customary rights. READ MORE

  6. 20. MOBAs, the beginning : From mod to genre

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Anton Zachrisson; Alexander Holmberg Karancsi; [2023]
    Keywords : MOBA; Political Economy theory; Modding; Historical timeline; Monetization plans; Power structures;

    Abstract : This thesis covers the history of the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre by creating a chronological historical timeline of some of the most catalytic titles. It also delves deeper into the dynamic between modders and companies and how that dynamic changed as the genre evolved. READ MORE