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What about people who seem to lack empathy altogether, like psychopaths? You talk about a "mammalian core." There's a book called Snakes in Suits, which is about psychopaths in business. Madoff would be a good example, probably, and Kenny Lay, the head of Enron. I find that such a striking title because it makes them into reptiles. Empathy is not a reptilian thing. Empathy is a mammalian thing. Psychopaths are capable of taking the perspective of somebody else, but only to take better advantage of you. They're able to play the empathy game, but without the feelings involved...

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

...becoming a spokesperson for the army or an apologist for the war,” he says. “I’m interested in human stories, in what it takes for a young man or a young woman to leave home at 18 years old and suddenly find themselves transported into a situation where they might be killed for their country, about what it is to miss people, and what it is to come home.”In his poetry, Armitage has often focused on telling the stories of others, most notably in “Feltham...

Author: By Grace E. Jackson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Armitage Arms Poems with Power | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...what will happen when the snow gets too high, the cold too unbearable, and the MAC's 10 p.m. closing time too early? While freshmen have little to turn to besides the Law School's Hemenway gym, upperclassman can resort to their house gyms. That is, if they can find them...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer | Title: Get Your Swell On: House Gyms Part 1 | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...overall quality our the site,” Hanger said. Because of the irrelevance of Adwords’ placements, Hanger said Freeze stopped using it. For her new online venture Her Campus, Hanger said she plans to use an “old fashioned approach” to find companies looking to advertise on the Internet—by individually soliciting companies. Edelman’s full report is available at www.benedelman.org/advertisersrights.

Author: By Kerry K. Clark, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Prof. Defends Online Advertisers’ Rights | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

Last week, robotics firm Barrett Technology, Inc. licensed the SDM Hand for an undisclosed sum—drawn by the hope that the hand’s novel structure could find use in a wide variety of applications...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Robotic Hand Grabs for More Flexibility | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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