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Charles Darwin: Writing Origin 'like confessing a murder' - opinion - 23 November 2009 - New Scientist
An "interview" with Darwin, made up mainly of quotations from his letters, journals and other writings.
Joseph Ganem, "A Math Paradox: The Widening Gap Between High School and College Math (The Back Page)," APS Physics 18/9 (Oct. 2009)
Seen on Robert Talbert's Twitter stream.
Deborah Kotz, "Why Do Women Have Sex?," Yahoo! News (Oct. 8, 2009, orig. from US News and World Report)
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The No. 1 reason is because they're attracted to their partner, followed by their seeking of physical gratification. Lower down on the list, the reasons were connected to love or emotional bonding. This sort of knocks down the stereotype that men have sex for pleasure while women have sex for love. Personally, for me--in my 17 years treating women who have sexual problems--it's reassuring to see that most of the women who participated in our survey are having sex for the pure physical pleasure of it.
Sharon Begley, "Ignoring the Evidence: Why Do Psychologists Reject Science?," Newsweek.com (Oct. 2, 2009)
Begley doesn't exactly answer the question, but I have some theories, and I suspect it has to do with people's convictions about why human experience is meaningful. I think the disconnect here comes from neglecting what many people, for lack of a better term, might think of as the "spiritual" dimension of their lives. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, as powerful as it has been proven to be, does not satisfy people's desire (both client and therapist) to find narrative resolution, emotional depth, and a sense of meaningful purpose in their suffering. Of course, the same could be said about drugs, and they're obviously very popular, so my gut may be totally wrong on this.
Whooping cough deaths spark vaccination debate - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australia has its own anti-vaccine movement. In one of the communities where the movement has established a strong presence, there is now a whooping-cough epidemic, which has killed three infants in 2009. The founder of the Australian Vaccination Network has advocated treating whooping cough with homeopathy.
Scientists propose new hypothesis on the origin of life
A new set of experiments proposes a completely new model for how life on earth originated as an alternative to the one supported by the well-known Miller-Urey experiments.
An Intellectual Movement for the Masses - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Get fat, live longer - The Globe and Mail
New data suggests that people who are classed as "overweight" may in many instances outlive others whose weight is supposedly healthier.
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