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Horowitz and other scientists are now running experiments to determine what a behavior, like a kiss, really means. In some cases, their research suggests that our pets are manipulating us rather than welling up with human-like feeling. "They could be the ultimate charlatans," says Hauser...
...that they disregard their other observations. Topál and his colleagues ran the same experiment on dogs--and the results were the same. When they administered the test to wolves, however, the animals did not make the mistake the babies and dogs did. They relied on their own observations rather than focusing on a human...
...sign of growing protectionism in China, losing Huiyuan might not be all bad. "The regulator's decision spared Coke from overpaying for Huiyuan," says Swartzberg, the Stifel Nicolaus analyst. Now, says Jackson, Coke will build on its own. "Our 2020 goals are the same. We'll build rather than buy and move forward...
When I recently heard Kennedy was dying, my thoughts went immediately to Mary Jo Kopechne, the 28-year-old schoolteacher and former assistant to his brother Bobby who drowned when Kennedy drove his car off a bridge. Rather than call for help, he hid out until the next morning. When Kennedy died, I could have, and maybe should have, been more sympathetic. I should not have yelled out, "You lived 40 years longer than she did, Kennedy!" But all I can think about is that July 18, 1969, night. If he by some miracle should see Kopechne in heaven...
Some students direct their energies into maintaining the appearance of an intense workout rather than actually exercising, Every time I go to the gym, I brace myself for the scrutiny. As soon as I get on my elliptical, an energetic, spandex-clad girl will inevitably take the one next to me, her high ponytail bouncing along with her quick pace and absent resistance. She is clearly more focused on her appearance than actually exercising, and the pleasure she derives from running at her quickened tempo is immediately apparent from her almost pitying glances in my direction...