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The pace of living quickens continuously, yet a full understanding of things temporal still eludes us. More than 200 years ago Benjamin Franklin coined the now famous dictum that equated passing minutes and hours with shillings and pounds. The new millennium--and the decades leading up to it--has given his words their real meaning
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What Buddhists Know About Science.
Tibetan Buddhists described advanced neurological concepts 2,000 years before science had the technology to discover them
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Scientists testing psychics' powers to predict the future.
Psychics are taking part in an experiment to find out if some people really can predict the future. Edinburgh University researchers are testing 140 volunteers who claim they've had psychic experiences
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The future of mind control.
People already worry about genetics. They should worry about brain science too. In an attempt to treat depression, neuroscientists once carried out a simple experiment. Using electrodes, they stimulated the brains of women in ways that caused pleasurable feelings
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What’s the purpose of life? Nanotechnology might provide the answer.
Two different types of cutting-edge technology are promising (or threatening, as the fearful might see it) to radically change human abilities and capacities -- and even our identities. One – already the subject of plenty of political maneuvering -- is the biotechnological revolution
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The Simpsons help us understand the meaning of life, says academic.
Stirling University, Glasgow: Dr Kris Jozajtis is planning to highlight the moral role the animated family could play during an upcoming conference, reports BBC Online. "The Simpsons are in many ways a source of moral orientation, even on the big issues such as the meaning of life and where we come from," he said
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University runs course on Homer Simpson.
A US university is running a philosophy course based on the wisdom and teachings of Homer Simpson. Students will study The Simpson's for Homer's religious and philosophical insights. A course book is titled, The D'oh! of Homer. The Animated Philosophy and Religion course is running at Seina Heights University in Adrian, Michigan
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Explaining death and suffering to children.
In the days following the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, even very young children asked questions like, "Why does God allow so much suffering in the world? Why does he allow poverty, war, and evil? Is God powerless? Is the devil stronger than God?" Although such thoughts may never even occur to some children, they will cause considerable worry to others
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Questioning the Answers.
Teachers are turning to the age-old Socratic method to help modern students hone their critical thinking skills
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Snoopy studied by America's brightest philosophers at Modern Language Association.
A series of books, papers and conferences includes Scott Stoddart Politicising the Pooch: Snoopy as Ideological Apparatus, says The Times. Stoddart says "Snoopy's career as a World War One flying ace locked in combat with the Red Baron was highly significant in the context of the Vietnam War"
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Religion Grappling With Tech.
Ah, the Good Life. Philosophers have contemplated its meaning since Plato asked what it might be. The answer will only get more complicated in an exploding biotech age.
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