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Jeffersonian science, however, calls for a broader approach to basic research science which also encompasses social objectives, and thus might be more enticing to women and minorities, he said...
Here's a novel idea for an airline: "People don't need to be treated like cattle." Founder David Neeleman's basic premise is giving lift to jetBlue, the lone, thriving survivor of a disastrous year for new airlines. In recent weeks, such upstarts as Pro Air, Legend and National all went bust, casualties of high fuel prices and hypercompetition from the big boys. That's not as likely to happen to jetBlue, whose business plan is well designed, well funded and well targeted...
...animal-rights activists, the leap from mouse to monkey will be a red flag. More broadly troubling, ANDi's success also raises the specter of human-germline gene engineering--that is, altering people's basic DNA so that any changes are passed on to their offspring. This sort of genetic tinkering, which could ultimately lead to "designer babies," artificially enhanced to be healthier, smarter or even more attractive, is currently far beyond our expertise. Nobody is likely to try to play God with humans in this way for decades...
...point and a click to log on to theSpark.com, where one finds the most popular personality test on the web. Part fortune-teller, part pop-psychologist, theSpark.com's Personality Test is loosely based on the more scientifically-minded Myers-Briggs model, and follows the same format. Using four basic scales with opposite poles--extraversion/introversion, dominance/submissiveness, thinking/feeling and judging/perceiving--the test places each individual into one of 16 "personality" categories based on their responses to a series of questions...
...democratic rule in Congo. And although Kabila was most consistently blamed - even by his allies - for wrecking the peace process, it's far from clear that any of his interventionist neighbors will ultimately let go of their stake in a country where, despite the absence of the most basic economic infrastructure, rich mineral deposits mean there's money to be made...