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Is It Ethical to Own an iPhone?
Business ethics may trump social ethics, but individuals are struggling in the light of revelations of suicides and inhumane...
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Brains May Be Wired for Addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the...
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Hurricane Allows Scientists to Watch Evolution in Action
A devastating hurricane has made it possible to test a rarely observed effect of evolution in the wild for...
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Supreme Court Rules Religion Is Special … This Time
Is religion special? In its decision on Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. E.E.O.C., the Supreme Court indicates...
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Low IQ and Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice
There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb,...
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Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice...
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Obama Administration Challenges Schools to Embrace Digital Textbooks
Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal...
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Does Sending Food Aid to Struggling Nations Do More Harm Than Good?
In a study just released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian find...
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Newfound Super-Earth Planet Could Support Life
A potentially habitable alien planet — one that scientists say is the best candidate yet to harbor water, and...
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Brain Region Bigger in Popular People
An area of the brain associated with understanding the minds of others is larger in people who have bigger...