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Kanazawa doesn't disagree, but he believes scientists can account for whether people like new tastes or old, radical tastes or Establishment ones. He points out that there's a strong correlation between liberalism and openness to new kinds of experiences. But openness to new experience isn't necessarily intelligent (cocaine is fun; accidental cocaine overdose...
...Committee must wait until Commencement Day to have their choice validated. Response among their peers is often quite strong one way or the other, and the Committee is forced to sit by as everyone opines, hoping that their class understands the amount of thought that went into their choice...
...Williams has had the majority of its season to improve following the loss to the Crimson. The Ephs put on a very strong showing in the final leg of the season, blanking four of their last five opponents...
...defended. Remember, too, that no matter how well Operation Moshtarak seems to be going, many Taliban commanders think they are winning. Whatever happens in Marjah, they can point to a widening influence across Afghanistan. They also have been heartened by last week's announcement that the 2,000-strong Dutch contingent will be departing this year because Holland's coalition government was unable to agree on an extension of its deployment - another indication of how unpopular the Afghan war is in the nations whose troops are fighting...
...short program. The stakes are even higher on Thursday, with a gold medal and the title of new Olympic ice queen on the line. Kim leads Asada by 4.72 points, after both women executed near flawless performances to get the competition started on Tuesday. Asada skated first, landing a strong triple-Axel double-toe jump combination and making history as the first woman to land a triple-Axel combination jump at the Olympics (another Japanese skater, Midori Ito, landed a solo triple-Axel jump at the 1992 Games). (See a brief history of Olympic sore losers...