The first is about accepting or not accepting of terrorist groups as their work. In late January of 2019, there were two terrorist attacks in the southern Philippines, the first of which was a church bomb that killed at least 20 people, and a few days later there were attacks on a mosque and two religious leaders. person
“Loss” First, a terrorist group immediately came out to accept it as the work of their group. But after that time, until now, no one came out to receive it. The question is why? “Loss” sometimes people come out to accept. But sometimes no one comes out to admit it? There are academic studies trying to find this answer.
University of Alabama’s Erin Kearns studied 102,914 terrorist incidents between 1998 and 2016 in 160 countries and found an interesting pattern.
In other words, she found that attacks that resulted in low numbers of deaths, such as in the case of the Philippines where mosques tend to go unnoticed, and attacks on barracks that resulted in mass deaths. that no other group will come out to accept it as well Only the middle numbers with about 100 deaths are often accepted.
Why do terrorist groups accept when numbers are in the middle and quiet when there are very few or very low deaths? She explained that if she died less and came out to accept it. The common people will see it as a “sparrow” group that fails by amateurs.
If death is severe or is a serious attack Terrorists fear it will cause a strong backlash from the government or local people. Killing a few people by the government may be tolerable. But if brutal killing a large number of people will endanger the survival of the group.
However, in the case of terrorism in developing countries that are not affluent and whose governments are under-performing, Violent terrorism and mass deaths are possible. because they realize that the government has limited resources It is difficult to investigate and expel their group.
When terrorist groups are concerned about their own survival, large-scale attacks do not usually occur, but with the exception of 9-11, it leads to its end. The monstrous violence eventually comes back to attack the militants themselves, until nearly all of their plotters and executors are killed.
Erin Kearns’ study has given us a better understanding of the nature of terrorism and how we can deal with it. “Loss” However, the conditions of each attack are different because when there are many terrorist groups, there are many ideas. Her findings are only average in the overall picture of terrorist behavior.
The second story is about carrots that were originally white before turning orange today. In the past, people planted carrots for their leaves and seeds, much like cilantro and parsley, which are distant relatives.
Carrots originate from the location of present-day Iran and Africa. Carrots contain approximately 32,000 genes in total, with the two genes responsible for the ocher coloration alpha and beta-carotene.
Scientists believe that farmers The earliest days of carrot cultivation resulted in unintentional emergence of brightly colored carrots. That is to say, when breeding so that it has a different color. Wild carrots of inferior quality The predominance of bright color genes is becoming more and more influential.
About 1,100 years ago, purple and yellow varieties emerged, and over 600 years later orange emerged, as evidenced by the selective breeding of colors and the beta-carotene gene. which makes orange play a more prominent role.
Some people believe that carrots are orange (orange) for political reasons. that is, the Dutch or The Dutch encouraged them to breed until they became orange. In honor of William of Orange, the Dutch leader in the uprising to overthrow the Spanish king of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled most of northwestern Europe in the 17th century.
After a brave battle, he was killed. His son took the job instead. The Dutch publicly used the expression through their possession of orange carrots in the market to support their son. (You can eat this too. No need to waste, use different colored t-shirts like people in Sarakan country)
Regardless of the effect of using carrots as a political tool Almost all of the carrots grown and consumed in Europe today are the orange cultivar, inherited from the cultivar grown in the Dutch city of Hoorn.
Victory over the other colored varieties of the orange carrot we consume today is a great human luck. Because the orange color is rich in beneficial nutrients and vitamin A, which affects the health of the eyes. There is a story British people love to tell during World War II that eating a lot of carrots by British soldiers helped them see in the dark.
It is understood that this was intended to camouflage the efforts of the British Air Force to secretly develop radar technology at the time, wanting German soldiers to believe that British soldiers had good eyesight and could drop bombs accurately at night without any tools. help
In 2002, a supermarket in England put purple carrots on sale, but it failed because of the popularity of orange by consumers. The mix goes on for a long time until the orange color is much brighter. due to the role of the two genes Inadvertently, today’s carrots contain much more cancer-fighting antioxidants.
The author will gradually bring the lesser-known stories like this in the future. movie example Is the sin tax effective? How do they dope horse racing? Why are spices worse than drugs? Why do most countries in the world drive on the right? How much do Americans believe in ghosts? Are organic ingredients really good for health?