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...illustrate the universality of certain moral intuitions, Hauser presented two hypothetical options for saving a group of seven people in a closed room—pressing a button to divert poisonous gas from the room or pushing a person into a ventilation shaft to stop the gas from reaching the room...

Author: By Adam T. Horn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professor Rethinks Origins of Religion | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...been mocking the campaign for releasing this type of ad," says James Fisfis, a Campbell spokesman, noting the criticism that has spread on blogs. "We sent it out to our supporters to raise money on it." The fundraising e-mail claimed that "Carly's campaign is hitting the panic button...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The GOP Mastermind of Carly Fiorina's Demon-Sheep Ad | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

Just past the flight deck is a conference room outfitted with plugs and portals and a lacquered table at which the relaxed Secretary sat in jeans, loafers and a pressed button-down, on the way back home from Afghanistan and Iraq. We'd been talking about the stress of congressional hearings, the burden of sending young men and women to war, and just as our conversation was drawing to a close, he said, "I always used to tell people that Texas A&M football caused me more stress than any job I've ever had. And they always thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Is Robert Gates Really Fighting For? | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

...exhibitionism and groupthink of social networking? Location-centric sites like Foursquare encourage people to blast where they are and what they're buying. But Blippy takes things to a new level, since information goes straight from point of purchase to website. You don't have to push a single button; just agree to let Blippy broadcast the details that end up on your credit-card statement. Marketers are constantly mining all sorts of consumer data, and Blippy - which has received seed money from big-name investors like Sequoia Capital and Twitter CEO Evan Williams - wants to help individuals start harnessing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Public Spending | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

...September 2009 Tea Party rally in Washington, believes that Obama's oratory and agenda will push the nation closer to socialism. A physician's assistant, she says, "We can use the market to bring health care costs down. Get government out of the way, then we can choose." The button on her black sweatshirt makes a similar point. It reads, "Tea Party Patriot," with an image of patriots throwing tea off the S.S. Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Scene: With the Tea Party Patriots of Scottsdale | 1/31/2010 | See Source »

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