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...Spell, in which he cast religion in terms of memes - cultural ideas that can spread, mutate and survive in our minds, whether or not they are good for us. Meanwhile in Oxford, England, researchers at the Centre for the Science of the Mind are subjecting volunteers to severe pain to see if religious belief can help them cope with physical suffering. As a developmental biologist at London's University College, and one of Britain's loudest champions of the public understanding of science, Wolpert covers genes, memes, pain and various other angles in his book. But rather than just...
...would reduce college tuition. "Nothing has improved in my daily life, but that doesn't matter," she says. "If we Iranians rallied together and boycotted Western products, they wouldn't have the right to dictate to us." It's just as likely, though, that the nuclear dispute will produce pain for Iran, by discouraging foreign investment and pushing the country deeper into isolation. The few critics of Ahmadinejad's who are willing to speak openly say incendiary remarks have already slowed the Iranian economy, and fear that his hostile tactics will elicit economic sanctions and the world's condemnation rather...
...Terri: The Truth, Michael--who after Terri's death married the mother of his two children and now works as a nurse in a Florida county prison-- reiterates the arguments he made last year: Terri would not have wanted artificial life support; she was beyond recovery; she felt no pain. He remains angry at his former in-laws. "They sunk so deep," he says. "They said I strangled Terri, I abused Terri. I have the medical examiner's report that says there's no abuse." Michael knows people will view his book as an attempt to settle scores but says...
...physical exercise, she's a myth buster when it comes to the notion of no pain, no gain. "You don't have to suffer in order to feel great and look great," she insists. "You don't have to run sprints or do suicides on a basketball court in under 30 seconds...
...atmosphere is climbing fast. Most of it comes from burning fuels for energy--gasoline in cars or coal for electricity, for example. The U.S., with less than 5% of the world's population, produces one-quarter of all greenhouse gases BURNING FORESTS REDUCES OXYGEN AND INCREASES DROUGHT SPREADING THE PAIN Deforestation, through clear-cutting or burning, sows havoc far beyond the affected area. The fires release still more carbon into the atmosphere, fewer plants survive to convert CO2 into oxygen, and scorched soil absorbs more heat and retains less water, increasing droughts ?Plants take in CO2 ?Fires release...