Hippokratis Kiaris
Biographic Data
| ID | 915151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hippokratis Kiaris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hippokratis |
| FAMILY NAME | Kiaris |
| SIGNATURE | KIARIS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8999-8289 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The demographic transition as a consequence of alienation in the industrial societies
Randomness as a Paradox
The essay discusses two sources of randomness in the natural world. The first one is methodological and is associated with the complexity of the system, the inability to handle data of astronomically large scale, or the lack of adequate theory. The second is due to the emergence of a state that cannot be expressed as a function of a previous state albeit it is perceived as its derivative. By examining the ramifications of each possibility, the es…
Plato’s Ion
Ion is probably the most underappreciated dialogue of Plato. Its conventional interpretation focuses on his criticism of artistic creation, that is viewed as the result of divine inspiration and occurs outside the artist’s awareness. I propose that Ion possesses an additional important value, as a form of social criticism: By disengaging the poet from the reciter, Plato targets specifically the latter, and his position in the society, but not the…
If We Live in a Simulation, Humanity Is the Glitch
The simulation argument acquires increased popularity in scientific and intellectual circles. Usually, it is approached from a perspective that examines the validity of the argument from the perspective of whether it can or cannot be accepted. Here I will accept that the argument is valid and that indeed we live in a simulation, and then argue that on this basis the future of humanity is a rather pessimistic one. The concern and eventually realiz…
Gene-driven Social Connectedness in the Divergence Between East and West
The divergence of Eastern and Western civilizations is conventionally explained by a combination of historical, economical, and geographical factors. Here I explored the contribution of DRD2 and CYP2A6 gene variations, that were shown to contribute to homophily and heterophily in friendship in social networks and differ in their frequencies in East Asia and European ancestry populations. Modeling suggests that allelic frequencies, profoundly affe…
The end of selection as a driver of human evolution
Allelic Frequency in Human SNPs Predicts the Rate of Non-Synonymous Nucleotide Substitutions between Human and Chimpanzee Genes
The combination of comparative genomics and population genetics may provide important clues regarding human evolution. We have hypothesized that the divergence between various human and chimpanzee orthologs will be reflected in the variability of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are localized in the vicinity of the corresponding loci in different human populations. Consistently with this notion, more diverged genes between humans and c…
Allelic Frequency in Human SNPs Predicts the Rate of Non-Synonymous Nucleotide Substitutions between Human and Chimpanzee Genes
The combination of comparative genomics and population genetics may provide important clues regarding human evolution. We have hypothesized that the divergence between various human and chimpanzee orthologs will be reflected in the variability of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are localized in the vicinity of the corresponding loci in different human populations. Consistently with this notion, more diverged genes between humans and c…
If We Live in a Simulation, Humanity Is the Glitch
The simulation argument acquires increased popularity in scientific and intellectual circles. Usually, it is approached from a perspective that examines the validity of the argument from the perspective of whether it can or cannot be accepted. Here I will accept that the argument is valid and that indeed we live in a simulation, and then argue that on this basis the future of humanity is a rather pessimistic one. The concern and eventually realiz…
Gene-driven Social Connectedness in the Divergence Between East and West
The divergence of Eastern and Western civilizations is conventionally explained by a combination of historical, economical, and geographical factors. Here I explored the contribution of DRD2 and CYP2A6 gene variations, that were shown to contribute to homophily and heterophily in friendship in social networks and differ in their frequencies in East Asia and European ancestry populations. Modeling suggests that allelic frequencies, profoundly affe…
The end of selection as a driver of human evolution
Plato’s Ion
Ion is probably the most underappreciated dialogue of Plato. Its conventional interpretation focuses on his criticism of artistic creation, that is viewed as the result of divine inspiration and occurs outside the artist’s awareness. I propose that Ion possesses an additional important value, as a form of social criticism: By disengaging the poet from the reciter, Plato targets specifically the latter, and his position in the society, but not the…
Randomness as a Paradox
The essay discusses two sources of randomness in the natural world. The first one is methodological and is associated with the complexity of the system, the inability to handle data of astronomically large scale, or the lack of adequate theory. The second is due to the emergence of a state that cannot be expressed as a function of a previous state albeit it is perceived as its derivative. By examining the ramifications of each possibility, the es…
The demographic transition as a consequence of alienation in the industrial societies
Biology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Evolutionary biology (3 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 works) · Political science (3 works)