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The Moral Naturalists

July 23rd, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By DAVID BROOKS Published: July 22, 2010 NYT Scientific research is showing that we are born with an innate moral sense. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/opinion/23brooks.html

Easing the suffering of the world

July 17th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

Vancouver psychologist trains therapists in some of the globe’s most troubled places BY DARAH HANSEN, VANCOUVER SUN JULY 17, 2010 4:06 AM http://www.vancouversun.com/Easing+suffering+world/3290760/story.html

Accepting That Good Parents May Plant Bad Seeds

July 14th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. Published: July 12, 2010  NYT We marvel at the resilient child who survives the most toxic parents, yet the converse — the notion that some children might be the bad seeds of more or less decent parents — is hard to take. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13mind.html

The Medium Is the Medium

July 9th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By DAVID BROOKS Published: July 8, 2010  NYT The Internet culture has yet to incorporate the literary culture of traditional bookish learning. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/opinion/09brooks.html

Female hormones, prenatal care and ethics

July 5th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

Newsweek  July 2, 2010 The controversy over using female hormones as part of prenatal care isn’t quite as shocking as the headlines suggest, but it does raise important questions about ethics, gender, and sexuality. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/02/the-anti-lesbian-drug.html

Discovering a Soft Spot for Circuitry

July 5th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By AMY HARMON Published: July 4, 2010  NYT After years of effort to coax empathy from smart machines, robots and devices designed to soothe, support and keep us company are venturing out of the laboratory. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/science/05robot.html

Why Is It So Hard to Apologize Well?

July 4th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By LISA BELKIN   Published: June 28, 2010 NYT Magazine These days, saying “sorry” often sounds like a parody. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/magazine/04fob-wwln-t.html

Unprecedented Role Reversal

July 2nd, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

lier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same. For years, women’s progress has been cast as a struggle for equality. But what [...]

Equal Rights for Women? Survey Says: Yes, But …

July 2nd, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By VICTORIA SHANNON  Published: June 30, 2010 NYT People around the world say they firmly support equal rights, but many still believe men should get preference. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/world/01iht-poll.html

Well: Phys Ed: What Exercise Science Doesn’t Know About Women

June 30th, 2010 by drlinsf in Lins Bits

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Published: June 30, 2010 NYT When sports scientists recreate classic men-only experiments with women, the results are often quite different. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/phys-ed-what-exercise-science-doesnt-know-about-women/

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