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...same trap. But when his teenage daughter planned a long-distance swim last summer, Sunstein found himself dwelling on the remote possibility she would drown. "It's crazy," says Sunstein, a University of Chicago law professor specializing in risk regulation. "But I couldn't counteract my brain's rapid, intuitive emotional system for evaluating risk...
...experiences also sway us, goading our brains into assessing risks based on rapid whispers of positive or negative emotion. "If you look at genocide, we just don't react," says Paul Slovic, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon. "With 9/11 we lost 3,000 people in one day, but during 1994 in Rwanda 800,000 people were killed in 100 days - that's 8,000 a day for 100 days - and the world didn't react at all. Now you see the same thing with Darfur...
...rapid-fire, on-board encounter with reporters just before take-off, the Pope said his four-day trip to Ankara, Ephesus and Istanbul was aimed at "dialogue, brotherhood and reconciliation." He then heaped praise on Turkey, which he called a "bridge between cultures," and the Turks, whom he described as an open and peace-loving people. He also seemed to reverse his stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union. Just two years ago, while Cardinal, he said the country's culture and history left it "in permanent contrast to Europe." On board his Alitalia flight, instead...
After the Clinton-impeachment affair (or the Clinton-affair impeachment?), this drama argued that politics could be noble. Fast too--with the rapid dialogue and the hallway walk-and-talks, the staff of President Bartlet (Martin Sheen, below with John Goodman) had espresso in their veins. Wonky, sexy and high-minded, the show believed that romanticism in the defense of liberty was no vice...
...reported that Asian countries, especially Japan, are newly enamored with the wonders of science. Scientific innovations have great ability to untangle the painful complexities of human life. But it seems that's not researchers' primary aim. Instead of pursuing humanitarian goals, science has become a tool for maintaining the rapid tempo of business globalization. In countries like India, scientific research has a vast but untapped potential for raising the living standards of the lower classes. Asian scientists, however, see the Indian marketplace as a battleground for big brands, which are offering innovative products at attractive prices. It's unfortunate that...