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...driven to mate a lot. On the other hand, we want to mate well so that our offspring survive. If you're a female, you get only a few rolls of the reproductive dice in a lifetime. If you're a male, your freedom to conceive is limited only by the availability of willing partners, but the demands of providing for too big a brood are a powerful incentive to limit your pairings to the female who will give you just a few strong young. For that reason, no sooner do we reach sexual maturity than we learn to look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Love | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

...security officials and NGOs review safety regulations, the responsible response of many foreigners may be that the very venues that give Kabul its soul are off limits. Their freedom to roam the streets of Kabul, meet friends - both Afghan and foreign - at a restaurant or caf?, is likely to end. Already, the Australian embassy, which had been based at the Serena, has decided to move to a secure, isolated compound. This doesn't just limit fun for the foreigners; it walls off the understanding and communication that comes with spontaneous interaction. More barricades may bring the Westerners safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Losing Kabul: A Bombing's Legacy | 1/16/2008 | See Source »

...issue by referring to the government in Taiwan by its official name, The Republic of China, based on a consensus the KMT says was reached with Beijing in 1992. (The DPP maintains that no agreement was ever made.) "If that issue is resolved," says Chao, "there's no limit to what can be agreed upon - direct links and tourist exchanges could happen immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beijing's Joy at Taiwan's Democracy | 1/13/2008 | See Source »

...funded in part by former University President Lawrence H. Summers. “The goal is really to recreate the vibrant space of a university or a think tank—where ideas get exchanged all the time—online, where it’s not limited by a certain type of politics or certain realm of content,” said co-founder Peter L. Hopkins ’04. The idea for BigThink emerged when Hopkins and Business School graduate Victoria R. Brown were both producers on PBS’ “The Charlie Rose Show...

Author: By Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alums Start Intellectual YouTube | 1/9/2008 | See Source »

Information about recent student e-mails is currently available to administrators upon request, a policy that could soon change. The Committee on College Life will today discuss altering the student electronic privacy policy to formally limit the administration’s ability to access student data. The current policy allows administrators to request information on e-mail content and the time, date, and size of e-mail messages when necessary “to ensure compliance with University rules.” Secretary of the Administrative Board John “Jay” L. Ellison wrote...

Author: By Sophie M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: E-Privacy Rule Could Change | 1/9/2008 | See Source »

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