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...other words, when Daniel has seen the red train come out of the tunnel green a few times, he gets as bored as when it stays the same color. The mistake of previous research, says Sirois, has been to leap to the conclusion that infants can understand the concept of an impossibility from the mere fact that they are able to perceive some novelty in it. "The real explanation is boring," he says...
Customers have long been able to take a car for a test-drive or listen to a stereo before buying. But other kinds of retailers are finally catching on, and they're being lauded for expanding the concept of using samples to entice commitment-phobic consumers. A Mercedes is one thing, but a fine wine? Here are some new things to try before...
...word 'responsibility' is very significant. My concept of responsibility is what led me to remain in my position until this point and to place this letter on your desk today...
...swings in petroleum prices are spooking the auto industry. After years of paying lip service to improving fuel economy, automakers finally seem intent on producing alternatives to the internal combustion engine. That was apparent at the Detroit auto show this month, where GM and Ford unveiled advanced battery-powered concept cars such as the Chevrolet Volt and Ford Airstream. Even if the Detroit automakers don't build those models - and they probably won't - they know they need to get higher-mileage vehicles on the road, be it hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, next-generation diesels or some combination...
...Bangladesh. The country's economy galloped along at almost 7% last year, driven by strong growth in foreign investment and exports and a resurgent agricultural sector. Three months ago, Bangladesh's most famous son, Mohamed Yunus, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work developing microcredit banking, a concept that has changed the lives of millions. Even the country's perennially underperforming cricket team has improved of late. Instead, the south Asian nation of 145 million people is lurching towards chaos again...