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EQUAL Views for October 24, 2008

Posted on Oct 24th, 2008 by wolfspirit : i wanna be a cowboy wolfspirit

Scientists need to better understand framing, MIT professor says; new photos of Heath Ledger in last role; Obama's "Lucifer problem"; problems in rebuilding a broken Iraq. 

Inquiry: What's Going On?
MIT Professor: Even our brightest minds often lack the required mental frameworks and models to accurately interpret science. ... Alan Greenspan shows humility and remorse: "Yes, I've found a flaw. I don't know how significant or permanent it is. But I've been very distressed by that fact." ... Hugo Schwyzer: "Our faith must permeate sex." ... Examines the idea of "Jesus as Lover".New photos of Heath Ledger, acting in his final role for film "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus." ... He's wearing a mask. ... Researchers: The eye and its connections to the brain are surprisingly open to evolutionary change. ... With electroretinography, mice have even been changed to allow them to see in new colors. ... How plants learn to defend themselves against their insect enemies.
America's Brand: Foreigners prefer Obama 4:1. ... Europe: "Across the Continent, Bush hatred has been replaced by Obama-mania." ... Obama's associations now include Lucifer. ... FOX blogger wants McCain to press the satanic connection: "Do you think that admiring a Lucifer-admirer would make a difference to some voters?" ... Andrew Sullivan: "The closet leads many closeted gay men to adopt far right politics."Survey: 50 percent of doctors give placebo treatments. ... Institutional pressures in time-constrainted environment partially responsible. ... Reconstructing Iraq: Money isn't a problem for development agencies working to rebuild. ... But advisors face massive structural problems: paper-based accounting systems, violence against government employees, the blackmarket, etc.
Holon of the Day: The Telescope

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