Did anyone see the movie High Fidelity? Rob Gordon, the character played by John Cusack, continuously divides the world into categories, and ranks members of each category by choosing his "top five." Top five girl bands, top five B-sides on 45s, top five movie soundtracks, etc. You get the idea.
I want to know what your top five questions are about humans. What are the things that you wonder about the most? Write 'em up and post them here as a comment. I'll start:
- Why do humans take so long to develop? Most other species mature far sooner than humans do. Why?
- What's the relative contribution of nature and nurture to development? How much of what makes humans unique is from culture and how much is from innately evolved mechanisms?
- What are the divisions (partitions?/sections?/neighborhoods?)of the mind/brain? How does information pass from one part to another?
- Where does racism (or any other -ism that allows some humans to exclude or oppress other humans) come from?
- What are the best ways to organize information so that humans can learn? Are schools doing a good job? What would work better?
