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...want to know where the Iraq is. Rather, the most popular search requests are for the closest "Wal-Mart," followed by "Best Buy," "Pizza Hut" and "Costco." We've zoomed in so close - we've put on blinders to the world beyond the street-by-street route to the nearest big box store - that it's hardly any wonder that 20% of our populace can't locate their own country on a map. With all of this technology, we've lost the serendipity factor that allowed past generations to expand their horizons and learn about the world simply by having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are We Lost? Or Not Lost Enough? | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...leven. 1)Clumpus Getoutera: Traveling in packs, this species moves from house to house in search of nourishment. Their primary activities include lurking in courtyards and asking where various buildings are located. Often led by one (hot) female member of their population, they lie in wait, listening for the nearest gathering or the sound of reggaeton. Feeds on: Smirnoff Ice, Felipe’s, whatever’s in that Solo cup. Where to find them: Outside the door of your party, Quincy courtyard, the shuttle. 2) Lanyardus Preparitus Previously known as Redfolderus Maximus, this species emerges from its summer...

Author: By Sachi A. Ezura, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Fall Birding Guide to Harvard’s Newest Nestlings | 9/26/2007 | See Source »

Welcome to Diego Garcia--6,720 acres (2,720 hectares) of restricted military base on a depopulated atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the nearest continent. Back in 1966, the U.S. signed a secret agreement with Britain allowing the Pentagon to use the territory as an air base in exchange for a big discount on Polaris nuclear missiles. Five years later, hundreds of Navy Seabees arrived by ship and began pouring the 12,000-ft. (3,600 m) runway that would become a bulwark of American cold war strategy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Diego Garcia | 9/13/2007 | See Source »

...explain why. The general-intelligence theory says that our bigger and more complex brains give us an overall edge. The cultural-intelligence hypothesis, by contrast, says that humans have specific areas of intelligence where we excel; our brains are not just bigger, but also better than those of our nearest evolutionary relatives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Babies Vs. Chimps: Who's Smarter? | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...Welcome to Diego Garcia - 6,720 acres of restricted military base on a low-lying, depopulated atoll 1,000 miles from the nearest continent. Back in 1966, the U.S. signed a secret agreement with Great Britain allowing the Pentagon to use the Indian Ocean territory as an airbase in exchange for a big discount on Polaris nuclear missiles. Three years later, hundreds of Navy seabees arrived by ship and began pouring out the 12,000-foot runway that would become a bulwark of American Cold War strategy in the region, and a key launching pad for the first and second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paradise in Concrete | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

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