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...thing, it's possible women avoid the unattractive faces not because they're less sensitive to them but because they're more sensitive, simply finding the hardships endured by unhealthy babies too difficult to contemplate. Such highly tuned empathy can ultimately make them better caregivers, even if a four-second exposure to the idea is painful. "Everyone will try to get away from a stimulus that feels like a punishment and hold on to one that feels like a reward," Elman says...
With political billboards plastered all over the country and campaign ads jamming the airwaves, more than 100 million Indonesians will soon go to the polls to choose their leader for the next five years. The second round of election debates was held on June 23 in Jakarta, this time with the three vice-presidential candidates squaring off for an hour on national television. While the event was designed to create a more lively exchange than usual, the format still resembled a question-and-answer session with little in the way of sparring between candidates. Still, viewers voted by text message...
...With the presidential candidates of Yudhoyono, Kalla and former President Megawati Sukarnoputri preparing for their second round this week, many voters are left wondering if the extensively covered debates are really going to change any minds. With the exception of their economic policies, positions on issues ranging from education and health care to corruption and job creation have been presented in generalities - a flaw that some are blaming on the structure of the events themselves. "The debates won't change any opinions unless the format is changed and more details can be revealed," says Effendi Ghazali, professor of political communications...
...candidate regularly polling above or near 50%, the threshold necessary to win in one voting round. Still, some polls - and it is difficult to know which surveys are unbiased and reliable - show the race getting closer. Failure to reach that will send the top two vote getters to a second round in September, something the incumbent and front runner would probably like to avoid. "The question now is whether it is better for SBY to win with a slight margin in one round or a stronger mandate after two rounds," says Hamid. The answer to that question is just...
...named Neda dying in a Tehran street after being shot in the chest. "Heartbreaking," he said. Thomas, who has asked questions of every President since John F. Kennedy, then interrupted him, asking him why he would not release disturbing images of U.S. military abuse of detainees. "Hold on a second, Helen. That's a different question," the President responded, though he never took the time to answer...