Word: behaviorism
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...peace demonstration in London he reportedly distributed signs reading: "I Don't Believe in Anything. I'm Just Here For The Violence." Banksy specializes in a strange brand of self-promotion: he'll sell six-figure creations and then sermonize on the evils of consumerism. Such behavior doesn't seem to deter buyers. In April, the auction house Bonham's sold his Space and Bird, a spray-painting on steel, for almost $600,000, and recently a set of 10 of his works went for more than $1 million...
CRITICS OFTEN EXAGGERATE THE IMPACT of farm programs, as if the Great Plains would become amber waves of arugula if only we stopped subsidizing King Corn. But government policies are supposed to reflect national priorities. Politics isn't destiny, but it does influence behavior on the margins. And in a country with 1 billion acres (40 million hectares) of farms and ranches, we've got big margins...
...cover story on birth order fascinating [Oct. 29]. For years, I have attempted to interpret myriad human actions through the filter of birth order. Although I understand a theory is far from a catchall answer to psychological mysteries, I believe this one explains a large part of our behavior. Thank you for publishing the latest research...
...case. On the other side will sit the defendant, Ahmad Muhammed Harun, Sudan's former Interior Minister, whom Moreno-Ocampo has charged with orchestrating the slaughter in Darfur. "The prosecution of Harun will break the system that is responsible for these crimes. It will force a change in behavior," says Moreno-Ocampo. As he imagines the possibilities, a smile crosses his face. "I would love to be in court with Harun. I have a great case...
...colors then combine to produce an array of more than 100 different shades. The new approach was discovered by a team led by Jeff W. Lichtman and Joshua R. Sanes, both professors in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology who teach MCB 80, “Neurobiology of Behavior,†in the spring. “Brainbow provides a way of seeing many neurons at the same time in the same place,†said Lichtman, who coined the name for the technique. “With previous techniques, there were only a handful of colors...