Word: constantly
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After studying groups of modern hunter-gatherers living in Ethiopia, the Amazon area and New Guinea, Pontius concluded that a constant fear for life altered the way the brains of their Stone Age ancestors operated...
...people are in constant fear for life, their brain has to process very fast," Pontius says. "They don't have the time to process unnecessary details...
...measuring an artifact for an isotope called carbon 14, traces of which are contained in all organic substances, including the flax plants from which the shroud's linen was made. Carbon 14 is unstable and decays over time into another isotope. The amount present in living organisms remains nearly constant because it is continually replaced through the intake of food and air. But when animals and plants die, their level of carbon 14 begins to decrease at a known, fixed rate. Thus the amount of residual carbon 14 in an object provides a measurement...
...even the carrot of education or employment--but only by viewing themselves as under the light of a divine presence. He doesn't preach; he loves. His vulnerability, his willingness to put his life on the line, his unconditional offering of acceptance and forgiveness and, yes, love are a constant source of astonishment for men and boys weaned on hate and rejection. "I think he's an angel," says a 22-year-old Vice Lord. "I really think God sent him here...
Harvard singles take note: Chiappa says he even met his girlfriend through the constant contact of the game...