November 24, 2009
Last week, both my wife and daughter bought iPhones. They started out identical, but already are vastly different. My wife is mainly focused on logging her daily exercise routines and staying on top of her work. My daughter is focused on texting faster, discovering interesting new music, and waking up on time.
Already, the two phones [...]
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November 23, 2009
The New York Times reports that: a raft of new research in humans suggests that (the peptide hormone) oxytocin underlies the twin emotional pillars of civilized life, our capacity to feel empathy and trust. Reporting this month in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that genetic differences in people’s responsiveness to [...]
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