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The pages of psychology's journals are filled with sorry tales of people's intolerance and prejudice towards one another. Against this darkness, Sam McFarland and his colleagues urge us not to forget the brighter stories - the heroes of the past who put themselves at risk because they felt empathy towards outsiders. 
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The Hippie Panda’s awesome project is already in use – and hopefully saving lives – in Nicaragua already and the girls were approached and asked to implement their invention in one other country during the FIRST Championship. There have been other examples of teams who have walked away from FIRST with patented inventions, but when your project saves lives … well, that’s not only amazing, but incredibly impressive, as well.
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At a recent weekend “hackathon,” engineers and entrepreneurs sought ways to use tech to help people in the Tenderloin and Mid-Market Street area find food, housing, healthcare and jobs. In the process, city leaders hope to ease tensions between needy locals and newly arriving startups flush with cash.
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A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, traces 2600 years of Middle Eastern history through this single object.
Robert T. Preston's curator insight,
June 2, 2013 2:53 PM
A wonderful compilation of facts and written data on the Middle East.
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The human being is compounded of a congeries of genes. These genes are responsible for the man to greatly appreciate his own well being, and greatly suffer with his own pain. They are also responsi...
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The XO 3.0 tablet was one of the most talked about gadgets at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. The tablet has a hand cranked accessory that powers the device which can run on Linux or Android. This is helpful for children living in rural areas of developing countries where there is no electricity. The tablet was created by One Laptop per Child, a non-profit organization that also created a low-cost laptop in 2008 for kids in poor countries.
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One of corollaries on the rise of science has been a schism between the arts and sciences. The sciences are thought to be all about truth and objectivity: the arts about feelings and creativity. Neither stereotype holds up.
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While the developed world takes tech for granted, billions of people still live without electricity. Could a change in our economic approach change the lives of people on the other side of the great tech divide?
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In a recent article published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, psychologists Sam McFarland, Matthew Webb, and Derek Brown developed a new scale for measuring individual differences in this feeling of human kinship, the Identification With All Humanity scale (IWAH).
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To diffuse ethnic conflicts and improve humanitarian missions, the Pentagon is teaming up with several research institutions to better understand the neuroscience of violence.
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Two different organizations are focusing on the benefits and advantages of online media and technology to aid refugees and improve their lives.
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The Science of Generosity initiative aims to bring together diverse approaches in order to create a field for the study of generosity in all its forms.
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In the fight against child mortality in the developing world, simple things make a big difference.
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By bringing their talents to the male-dominated engineering field, women are sparking innovation. Articles about robotics: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics
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"Perhaps scientists should study the humanities. Scientists should study language to better communicate scientific results and implications especially to non-scientists.
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On the role of sanitation and energy in fostering progress on a finite planet.
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