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21 Mar 07

Inside Japan’s Puzzle Palace - New York Times

  • Will there be another puzzle craze after sudoku?

Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior - New York Times

  • Dr. de Waal does not accept the philosophers’ view that biologists cannot step
    from “is” to “ought.” “I’m not sure how realistic the distinction is,” he said.
    “Animals do have ‘oughts.’ If a juvenile is in a fight, the mother must get up
    and defend her. Or in food sharing, animals do put pressure on each other, which
    is the first kind of ‘ought’ situation.”

Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior - New York Times

  • Dr. de Waal sees human morality as having grown out of primate sociality, but
    with two extra levels of sophistication. People enforce their society’s moral
    codes much more rigorously with rewards, punishments and reputation building.
    They also apply a degree of judgment and reason, for which there are no
    parallels in animals.
  • Other primates also have a sense of reciprocity and fairness. They remember who
    did them favors and who did them wrong. Chimps are more likely to share food
    with those who have groomed them. Capuchin monkeys show their displeasure if
    given a smaller reward than a partner receives for performing the same task,
    like a piece of cucumber instead of a grape.
14 Mar 07

Google

  • The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.


    Elbert Hubbard

  • Communism is like prohibition, it's a good idea but it won't work.


    Will Rogers

The First Post : Guantanamo lawyers fall foul of US justice, Bush style

  • Smearing lawyers because of whom they represent threatens the integrity of the justice system. If lawyers are held accountable for their clients, many will avoid controversial cases.

The First Post : What to wear, eat and read

  • Maybe last week’s Royal Society report on drug use will expose this bizarre
    state of cultural denial for the cant it is. It recommends that drugs be rated
    for harm, instead of slotted into the A, B and C categories, and points out that
    “The use of illegal drugs is by no means always harmful any more than alcohol is
    always harmful.” What a pity that drugs and how we handle them is an even hotter
    political potato than road pricing or cheap flights.

Citi Creates New Hedge Servicing Unit

  • By bringing the multi-broker and multi-strategy capabilities together in one
    business, Citi feels it is positioning itself to anticipate the needs of hedge
    fund clients globally.
13 Mar 07

The First Post : The Waltons are bringing down America

  • But whose fault is it?
  • With nearly 15 per cent of high-risk borrowers defaulting - and signs that more credit-worthy borrowers are also struggling - the day of reckoning is coming when mortgage securities are marked down to below investment grade.
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