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Month: March 2010
Watch: What happens to the brain when you are in love
Helen Fisher (of TED fame) shows why we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it… Continue reading Watch: What happens to the brain when you are in love
There is a false divide between science & religion – science can answer moral questions
Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are usually thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues in this thought-provoking TED talk that science can – and should – be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Harris has a degree in philosophy from … Continue reading There is a false divide between science & religion – science can answer moral questions
Dear Israel & Palestine, this is how outsiders see you
As much sympathy as the rest of the world has for both your causes, and your desire to live simply in peace and prosperity; we do think of you as two peoples, tragically beholden to fanatics, that have no real sense of both yours or the others’ own interests. First of all dear Israel, it’s … Continue reading Dear Israel & Palestine, this is how outsiders see you
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