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Everyone can learn from their mistakes - but some people have genes that may make it harder. That's the message from German researchers, writing in tomorrow's issue of the journal Science, who have shown how a common gene variant affects some people's ability to respond to, and learn from, the negative repercussions of their actions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Learn from Our Mistakes | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...first strong physiological evidence that the density of dopamine receptors may affect how people respond to negative inputs. Previous studies have established a strong link between a low density of dopamine receptors and addiction, obesity and compulsive gambling - conditions that suggest an impaired ability to learn from the consequences of bad decisions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Learn from Our Mistakes | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...burning people.' It was the monument to the 1933 book burnings. I looked up and saw I was surrounded by Frederick the Great's Neoclassical buildings. Nearby were Hitler's bunker and the old Jewish synagogue. I was at the center of world history. I wanted to learn more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Fusion: Omega Minor | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...founded an essay editing company after graduation, says it best: being an entrepreneur is a “question of priority.” So if your priority is to just get laid, then set aside your business proposal and get on that. You might even learn more...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Students Stay Off the Beaten Path | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

Last month about 35,000 people marched through Brussels to show their commitment to national unity. But others consider Belgium's unity obsolete. Leterme himself has described Belgium as "an accident of history" with "no intrinsic value," and branded the country's French speakers too stupid to learn Dutch. In September, a cheeky schoolteacher put Belgium up for sale on eBay, describing it as "a kingdom in three parts." The offering was pulled by eBay after drawing a bid of $15 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Belgian Divorce? | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

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