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There's more science than sorcery in the way we eyeball faces and respond to what we see. Our species wouldn't survive if we weren't suckers for what's called neoteny--features like large eyes, an oversize head and a gumdrop nose that signal babyness. We swoon at such traits in people and animals, which is one evolutionary explanation for why we rush to the aid of a lost child or stray puppy instead of, you know, eating them. Stanford University studies showed that the same area of the brain that responds to faces also processes objects like...
...state--the Colorado Territorial prison dates back to the 19th century, and people are accustomed to the occasional disturbance or inmate escape. In Florence, most folks still don't lock their doors at night. Many have grown up listening for three short blasts from the fire whistle--a signal that a prisoner is loose in the valley. When that happens, some residents simply fill up their car with gas and leave the keys in the vehicle. "It's better than having a fugitive break into your house and take you hostage," says Bob Wood, publisher of the Florence Citizen, with...
...lowest scoring output of the season. But that wasn’t enough to counter a Crimson defense that held Columbia to minus-14 yards rushing overall. The Lions did manage 320 yards passing, but it took 52 attempts from quarterback Craig Hormann to get there. Harvard signal-caller Liam O'Hagan was 16-for-26 with 181 yards and a score and did not turn the ball over for the second straight week. Dawson scored with 7:59 left in the third quarter for the Crimson’s final touchdown, making the score 21-7, while junior kicker...
...students recognize how important government is, and they become more engaged than they would have been.” In this year’s close election, young voter turnout is expected to play a large role in determining close races. “It should send a signal not just to the Bush administration but to elected officials everywhere that in close elections like the one we are expecting this fall that the youth voter can make a difference in this election,” said Jeanne Shaheen, the director of the IOP and a former governor...
...Cardona's physical well-being was not the only issue of concern connected to his aborted transfer to Iraq. According to former senior U.S. military officers and others interviewed by TIME, sending a convicted abuser back to Iraq to train local police would have sent the wrong signal at a time when the U.S. is trying to bolster the beleaguered government in Baghdad, where the horrors of Abu Ghraib are far from forgotten. "If news of this deployment is accurate, it represents appallingly bad judgment," says retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, who commanded a division in the first Gulf...