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Intelligence agencies aren't the only customers for such services. A growing number of firms now offer brain scans to companies and individuals, promising to measure such intangibles as the compatibility of prospective partners, the truthfulness of a spouse or even a subject's soft-drink preferences. "We try to identify these hot spots," Illes says, "and help researchers be aware of how their work may be used, even for nefarious purposes...
...because none of the inroads into the Easy Problem brings a solution to the Hard Problem even a bit closer. Identifying awareness with brain physiology, they say, is a kind of "meat chauvinism" that would dogmatically deny consciousness to Lieut. Commander Data just because he doesn't have the soft tissue of a human brain. Identifying it with information processing would go too far in the other direction and grant a simple consciousness to thermostats and calculators--a leap that most people find hard to stomach. Some mavericks, like the mathematician Roger Penrose, suggest the answer might someday be found...
...overwhelming evidence of the past few months is that the rest of the world is doing just fine, and that some places are doing better than just fine," says Jim O'Neill, London-based head of global economic research for Goldman Sachs. Even if the U.S. economy remains soft for much of the year, O'Neill adds, "we're pretty confident that the rest of the world will withstand it." At the German Engineering Federation in Frankfurt, chief economist Ralph Wiechers concurs. "It used to be that the U.S. economy supported the world economy," he says...
...Montreal and enjoy the city’s foreign cool, quirky accents, and friendly drinking age. First, indulge your appetite at Les Chenets with classic Québécois poutine—fries, gravy, and juicy cheese curds. Mmm, heart disease. Then head to St-Viateur for soft Montreal bagels and slab on some famous Montreal smoked meats from Schwartz Charcuterie. Never mind the fact that you gained some exam-induced pounds—now is the time to reward yourself for passing them (hopefully). Wander the nocturnal Rue Crescent and admire the fashionable foreign students spilling...
...those looking to please their palate at the Pub Grub Taste Test on Tuesday, Jan. 9th would have been severely disappointed. Practically no “tasting” occurred at all. Instead of an enticing gastronomic experience, students encountered ’Noch’s pizza and soft drinks. Hanging from the wall of the newly renovated space in Loker Commons was a flat-screen TV showing surf and motor cross videos. “Ice, Ice Baby” boomed in the background. Students (mostly freshmen) sat at tables playing cards. “Just like...