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...Better. The Sheraton in Nassau is offering a "Lovin' the Bahamas" package, including champagne on arrival and daily breakfast. You also get a daily $50 resort credit to use toward your food and drinks. $214 per person, per night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweet Treats and Other Presidents' Weekend Getaways | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

...that sense, the greatest strength of science is also its greatest weakness. Science advances through perpetual disagreement and revision; scientists establish rigorous methods and standards to work toward the achievement of truth, and never seek to predict outcomes unconditionally. These practices allow for the exhilaration of unexpected discoveries. But it comes with a caveat: When the scientific method is turned inward to examine its own premises, it becomes destabilized. An ideological breach opens, in which, theoretically, a God or ethics could exist...

Author: By Bilal A. Siddiqui | Title: The End of Science | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

Indeed, for all the innovations it has engendered, the very goal of science remains unknown. What will happen when we learn all there is to know about the natural world? It’s possible that reaching that stage will destroy our humanity, causing us to march inexorably toward an uncontrollable determinism. According to this view, once we are fully cognizant of our biology, our thoughts and desires can be predicted, and therefore no longer belong to us. We will not fall in love, but rather possess a body in which environmental stimuli allow the activation and repression of certain...

Author: By Bilal A. Siddiqui | Title: The End of Science | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

...survivors also claimed they were beaten by Thai forces - and that several of their fellow passengers were shot to death by the Thais. Although plenty of Rohingya have found illegal and low-paid work on Thai fishing fleets, the Thai government outwardly maintains a strict stance toward these would-be immigrants: On January 28th, Thailand convicted more than 60 Rohingya of illegal entry and announced they would be deported. (See pictures of Burma's discontent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Closer Look at Burma's Ethnic Minorities | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

...longer be allowed to remain in Iraq. Shortly after that, Maliki's national security adviser, Muwaffaq al-Rubaie, said the MEK's camp roughly 40 miles north of Baghdad would be disbanded within two months, declaring during an appearance in Tehran that Iraq would not play host to threats toward its neighbor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran Group in Iraq Poses Thorny Issue for U.S. | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

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