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...interesting that you say certain things one might expect to be related to empathy aren't, necessarily - like fairness. Fairness is something we started investigating in monkeys. We would have two capuchin monkeys side by side working on a very simple task. One would get cucumber pieces, and the other would get grapes. If they both get cucumber, they're perfectly fine. But if you give one of them grapes, the other guy is all of a sudden not happy anymore. Some explanations of fairness are the golden rule: I treat you well and in a fair manner because that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Humans Actually Selfish? | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...fair warning: not all parties lend themselves to daily wardrobe. No one in your English class signed up for Leather and Lace and Literature. And art history would probably be more interesting in a toga, but unless you look like David under that sheet, don’t try to pull it off. And I’m talking Michelangelo’s David, not Donatello’s. Apart from these guidelines, your closet is like Moral Reasoning 54—all is permitted...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Costumes in the Closet | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...media, Lou's ethnicity has been the subject of a relentless barrage of criticism, some of it crudely racist. Many think she should not have been allowed to compete on a Chinese show, or at least not selected to represent Shanghai in the national competition. She doesn't have fair skin, which is one of the most important factors for Chinese beauty. What's more, her mother and her biological father were never married; morally, the argument goes, this kind of behavior shouldn't be publicized, so she shouldn't have been put on TV as a young "idol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Mixed-Race Contestant Become a Chinese Idol? | 9/23/2009 | See Source »

...story building at 77 Dunster St., which was formerly home to the Core Curriculum Office. The OIP temporarily had been located at 2 Arrow St, after moving out of its University Hall offices last summer. The OCS is located at 54 Dunster St. The offices recently held a joint fair to provide students with an opportunity to explore their options in the United States and abroad and are planning similar joint events this year. Administrators from both organizations said that their offices’ physical proximity will provide the opportunity to initiate the cooperation that they—and Hammonds?...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer and Noah S. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: OCS and OIP To Join Forces | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...Yeah, it’s not fair that tutors have pets,” said Galster. “It’s not ideal, but to be honest, they give you enough leeway to have my pet turtle. There’s not enforcement for small things, so there’s a middle ground.” Galster admits that his House tutor is well aware of Franklin’s presence...

Author: By Anna M. Yeung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Meet My Little Pet | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

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