en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruismPrivate View Effective altruism (EA) is a 21st-century philosophical and social movement that advocates "using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible, and taking action on that basis". [1] [2] People who pursue the goals of effective altruism, sometimes called effective altruists, [3] often donate to charities or choose careers with the aim of maximizing positive impact.
Orders of magnitude (numbers) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude_(numbers)Private View The logarithmic scale can compactly represent the relationship among variously sized numbers. This list contains selected positive numbers in increasing order, including counts of things, dimensionless quantities and probabilities. Each number is given a name in the short scale, which is used in English-speaking countries, as well as a name in ...
National dish - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_dishPrivate View A national dish is a culinary dish that is strongly associated with a particular country.[1] A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons: It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs that can be prepared in a distinctive way, such as fruits de mer, served along the west coast of France.[1] It ...
Coeliac disease - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_diseasePrivate View Coeliac disease ( British English) or celiac disease ( American English) is a long-term autoimmune disorder, primarily affecting the small intestine, where individuals develop intolerance to gluten, present in foods such as wheat, rye and barley. [10] Classic symptoms include gastrointestinal problems such as chronic diarrhoea, abdominal ...
Burkina Faso - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_FasoPrivate View Etymology Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara.The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means "upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity, while "Faso" comes from the Dioula language (as written in N'Ko: faso ...
Ancient Egypt - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_EgyptPrivate View Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.It was concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River, situated in the place that is now the country Egypt.Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) [1] with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Menes (often ...
Behavioral economics - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economicsPrivate View Behavioral economics is the study of the psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social factors involved in the decisions of individuals or institutions, and how these decisions deviate from those implied by classical economic theory. [1] [2] Behavioral economics is primarily concerned with the bounds of rationality of economic agents.