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Sex, Drugs, and Cults
An evolutionary perspective on sex, drugs, cults, religions, and ideologies by H. Keith Henson, including a hair-raising account of the author's encounters with the scientiology cult.
http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/cults.html
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The Imagined World Made Real
Tom Dickins looks at Henry Plotkin's view on the natural science of culture.
http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/plotkin.html
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Turning the Tables on the Tabula Rasa By David P. Barash
A detailed commentary on The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker.
http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/pinker.html
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Unlocking the brain's potential
Scientists think they have identified the part of the brain, which if switched off, can stimulate artistic genius, a BBC documentary shows.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1211299.stm
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What makes a good rumour?
A rumour spread by a small radio station saw UK motorists trying to beat a phantom fuel blockade. What makes a rumour so successful?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/934357.stm
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When babies 'see'
Babies start to see complex objects in the same way as adults at the age of seven months, according to new research.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1037328.stm
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The original 'rock music'
Many Stone Age relics lying in our museums might not simply be tools but could also be musical instruments.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/festival_of_science/920305.stm
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Scientists 'Locate' Intelligence
British and German scientists believe they have identified the specific area of the human brain responsible for intelligence.ˇ=
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/844217.stm
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Secrets of the brain
The organ of thought is the subject of a major new BBC television series 'Brain Story'.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/837632.stm
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Identifying the accident prone
Your personality could determine how likely you are to be involved in an accident, say researchers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1100347.stm
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