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...loving, of the other—seeks a scientific understanding of what makes some individuals identify and support groups that are not, by nature at least, their own. While scientists have become very sophisticated at understanding prejudice, its antonym is completely under-theorized. The students described in this article spur our work...
...muse of all creativity and something that should be cherished, not treated. The truth is that depression is a debilitating medical illness. I hope that Ms. Caldwell speaks with an individual who is clinically depressed and witnesses the effects of depression first-hand. Perhaps such knowledge and experience will spur her to rethink her baffling argument that depression is “interesting” and happiness is “boring?...
...They?re afraid that a tough measure [will provoke] Iran into an irrational reaction" that would spur the West to demand global economic sanctions," says the U.S. official. The Russians, he says, "are not ready for sanctions. They want to buy time, stretch the process out." But no one is making it easy on them. In addition to Rice's entreaty, U.S. Ambassasdor to Russia William Burns paid a call Tuesday on Lavrov, and, according to the Interfax News Agency, French foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy also telephoned...
...several world-class conglomerates. And there are 70,000 millionaires in India, celebrating a stock index that has tripled in three years. But in a country of 1.1 billion people, where 800 million earn $2 a day or less, the Naxal movement shows that members-only progress can spur a deep sense of injustice. Economic growth of 7-8% sounds pretty good until you realize it means just an extra $40 a year for the average Indian. The changes that will improve the life chances of all - ending malnutrition and corruption, reforming infrastructure, education and health care - will take generations...
Healthy prion proteins spur the formation of brain cells, according to a new study published in the Proccedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Harvard-affiliated researchers. Prior to the study, which was conducted in the laboratory of MIT Professor Susan L. Lindquist at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, investigations had focused on the importance of the abnormal folding of certain prions, often associated with “mad cow” disease. This abnormal structure results in the inability of the proteins to be broken down by enzymes, and subsequently in the accumulation of the protein...