TY - JOUR AU - Serrai, Alfredo PY - 2020/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Nature and information JF - Bibliothecae.it JA - BI VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Notes and discussions DO - 10.6092/issn.2283-9364/11092 UR - https://bibliothecae.unibo.it/article/view/11092 SP - 492-497 AB - The genetic code of the human species requires us to react aggressively to threatening situations. Culture, history – as magistra vitae –, philosophy, law and even religion have failed to quell aggressive instincts except through threats and punishments. Until today, scientific achievements have not changed the biological determinants of our species, so as to eliminate its aggressive and destructive components. The recent electronic communication system, which allows not only the exchange of information but also the immediate transmission of emotional and empathic states, can have unpredictable and incisive effects on the collective transformation of human beings. ER -