Whatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive.
Every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity. If people are able to buy a little more in the grocery store, someone has to stock it, package it, shelve it, process it, ship it. All of those are jobs. It's the most direct stimulus you can get in the economy during these tough times.
France generates a significant part of its energy requirements from fission reactors and these have achieved a perfect safety record. We build ours all differently.
The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather than the problem itself.
Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.
The scanning of barcodes, or the reading of RFID transponders, generates data that is used in a software package to provide management or control information.
For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.
Sometimes going in for a hard tackle generates a louder cheer than a great pass.
To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.