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...research suggests that leadership qualities like taking charge and being competitive have an evolutionary advantage even if high socioeconomic status no longer does. "Perhaps the idea of having children is most attractive (or least frightening) to individuals who prefer to act as leaders and to influence other people, including their own offspring," the authors write. The theory is that evolution genetically predisposes Type A's to like having kids because thousands of years ago, people with Type A personalities accrued more resources to guarantee their kids' survival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreating | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...cups are now fair game. If you reject, they will be crushed and guilt-trip you, claiming that they are “hip” and can handle it. If you put them on limited profile, chances are good that in the short term they will have no idea what limited profile is and will be quite pleased, but before long they’re sure to catch...

Author: By Anna E. Boch | Title: Confirm or Ignore? | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...would cause a fire-storm,” said Green. “I took the opportunity to cause an uproar and focus on the evidence.” Citing several studies published in peer-reviewed journals since 2004, Green said that empirical data does not support the idea that condoms are successful in decreasing the spread of HIV. “The Pope may be right,” Green said. “The marketing and distribution of condoms won’t solve the problem. Partner fidelity has a much better chance...

Author: By Emma M. Benintende, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HSPH Prof. Arouses Condom Controversy | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...review charged with the task of considering student governance on campus, raised several issues that would require the UC to amend its constitution in order for the changes to be implemented. The report recommended that the UC’s Finance Committee have a rotating membership, but that idea received some resistance from Council members. “I think that everyone’s in agreement about FiCom in that there needs to be institutional memory,” said Sundeep S. Iyer ’11, FiCom chair, referring to the concern that a rotating membership would detract...

Author: By Brittany M Llewellyn and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: UC Debates Potential Reforms | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

Audi. The identity theft is a fantastic idea...also gotta love the distinctive LED's Audi has on a ton of its models...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: VOID 3/29/09 O_O | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

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