Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EugenicsEugenics - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · e. Eugenics ( / juːˈdʒɛnɪks / yoo-JEN-iks; from Ancient Greek εύ̃ (eû) 'good, well', and -γενής (genḗs) 'come into being, growing') [1] is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. [2] [3] [4] Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AcronymAcronym - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · In English language discussions of languages with syllabic or logographic writing systems (such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean), "acronyms" describe the short forms that take selected characters from a multi-character word. For example, in Chinese, 'university' (大學 / 大学, lit.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RussiaRussia - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Internet TLD. .ru. .рф. Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. [d] It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LSDLSD - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Uses Recreational LSD is commonly used as a recreational drug. Spiritual LSD can catalyze intense spiritual experiences and is thus considered an entheogen. Some users have reported out of body experiences. In 1966, Timothy Leary established the League for Spiritual Discovery with LSD as its sacrament. Stanislav Grof has written that religious and mystical experiences observed during LSD ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MindMind - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Definition. The mind is the totality of psychological phenomena and capacities, encompassing consciousness, thought, perception, sensation, feeling, mood, motivation, behavior, memory, and learning. [1] The term is sometimes used in a more narrow sense to refer only to higher or more abstract cognitive functions associated with reasoning and ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SurveillanceSurveillance - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Micro Air Vehicle with attached surveillance camera. Aerial surveillance is the gathering of surveillance, usually visual imagery or video, from an airborne vehicle—such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, helicopter, or spy plane. Military surveillance aircraft use a range of sensors (e.g. radar) to monitor the battlefield.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Social_mediaSocial media - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Social media. Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. [1] [2] Although not unchallenged, [3] [4] common features include: [2] Online platforms that enable users to create and share content ...

  1. People also search for