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Monthly Archives: December 2005
Cultural images of the powerless
One article, two thoughts. Good going! TPM Online Article One of the things you notice, both as a skeptic and as an American in the UK , is that according to the British media â and a lot of non-media … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Social Science, Society and politics
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Reliability of common wisdom – models and power
TPM Online Article So: whom to believe? There seems to be no doubt, as these authors and recent research suggest, that there’s a genetic component to obesity. Nor is there any doubt that obesity, like alcoholism before it, seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Science, Social Science
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Universal preschool’s and cause and effect in education
Universal preschool’s big payoff – Los Angeles Times IT HAS LONG been an American article of faith that early schooling for poor children can work wonders. A word-rich classroom gives poor 3 and 4-year-old kids the basic tools for learning … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Education, Society and politics
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Navigating the ‘human terrain’ – Los Angeles Times
Navigating the ‘human terrain’ – Los Angeles Times THE U.S. ARMED forces have a problem. They have the technical capability to hit any target on the planet. But which targets should they hit? Unfortunately, our enemies in the war on … Continue reading
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Anthropology.net | Beyond bones & stones
Anthropology.net | Beyond bones & stones Anthropology is defined as the study of humankind and their origins throughout different places and times. The study focuses in detail on cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological research. Anthropology.net’s mission statement is to expand … Continue reading
‘Gay weddings’ become law in UK
BBC NEWS | UK | ‘Gay weddings’ become law in UK Hundreds of gay couples are preparing to form civil partnerships in the coming weeks as the law changes after decades of campaigning. Finally! But a discussion on the Today … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan and the principles of democracy
World News Article | Reuters.co.uk Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev won re-election by a landslide on Monday, official preliminary results showed, but the opposition in the former Soviet republic alleged vote-rigging. The result means Nazarbayev will rule for another seven years … Continue reading
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Common sense vs.hypocrisy
Be realistic about death penalty: PM – National Breaking News – Breaking News 24/7 – NEWS.com.au “But I think we have to be a little bit realistic in suggesting that the Government should complain as loudly as a death sentence … Continue reading
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Authors and texts
Narnia’s lion really is Jesus – Sunday Times – Times Online AN unpublished letter from the novelist C S Lewis has provided conclusive proof of the Christian message in his Narnia childrenâs books. In the letter [to be published in … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Education, Literature and narrative
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Identity and modularity
news @ nature.com – Mind trick ‘whittles the waist’ – Illusion helps scientists to spot brain regions that shape our body image. Scientists have harnessed a perceptual trick known as the ‘Pinocchio illusion’ to help pinpoint the brain regions that … Continue reading
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