New research reveals why people often cooperate with each other, even when it is not necessarily to their advantage to do so. A group of researchers based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, found that when a woman is involved in a situation where she is cooperating with someone else, she experiences activation in brain [...]
Well, I finally joined the Esso boycott, and here’s the proof:
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An interesting article on meme warfare from The Truth Laid Bear (thanks to revbrian on metafilter. Here are some of the best websites I’ve found which promote anti-Bush and pro-peace memes: Make Them AccountableNews stories from the national media which strengthen the case against Bush. Edited by Carolyn Kay, with daily email newsletter. Highly recommended! Subscribe. [...]
From the Observer: “the average US resident consumes almost double the resources as that of a UK citizen and more than 24 times that of some Africans.” Yet Bush will likely refuse to attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development taking place in Johannesburg this summer.