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DeSmit: Nothing gets by the modern caveman
(Apparently my spidey senses are not what they used to be since I did not detect the swarm of wasps that attacked me this week. This is from 2007)
Source: thedailynewsonline.com
Joining one of the world's premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Professors Leda Cosmides, Tanya Atwater and Nelson Lichtenstein have been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a 243 year-old institution
Source: ucsb.edu
OSU psychology professor advances novel theory about moral judgment
Dr. Daniel Sznycer, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Psychology, recently published research on moral judgment in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. “This paper shows the first proof that dilemmas trigger a well-designed cognitive system for making tradeoffs between conflicting moral values,” Sznycer said.
Source: okstate.edu
Why we hate (and whether we can do something about it)
Human nature is a paradox. On the one hand, thanks to our evolution in the five million years since we left the jungle, we are a highly social species. On the other hand, as the last centuries show only too well, we can be truly hateful towards our fellow human beings—on a group level, war, and on an individual level, prejudice.
Source: oup.com