To me, this is a very challenging question. It makes me think of the fact that so much of medical research today seems to be driven by marketing/business/profit motivations, as opposed to what is truly in the best interest of the public as a whole. I'm thinking specifically of all the money...
Hi, I'm Sarah. I'm 33 years old and work as a lawyer. I have a degree in Classics from Bowdoin College, and a law degree from the Univ of Maine School of Law. My primary area of practice is estate planning, probate and elder law, but I also represent kids and parents in child...
Another question is what would make a person choose to die? I recently lost a close friend of mine to suicide, so this has been on my mind a lot lately.
It is not only that they would want to kill him,;more likely they would want to capture him for ransom. The British government doesn't want to deal with the scenario of Harry being held hostage by the Taliban. Talk about a media circus, that would be insane!
There was recently a great article in the NY Times Magazine about morality by Steven Pinker, that you may be interested in. Here's a link to it--
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/magazine/13Psychology-t.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin
He was basically...
To be honest, I feel bad for the guy. He obviously wanted to be there, and now because of the media attention, he is going to have to leave. He must be very angry, and I wouldn't blame him. He didn't ask to be born a prince and have the status he has. All the guy wants is to be normal and be...
I'm a non-scientist, so I can't give you any advice on your specific job market. But here's a little perspective--when I first got out of law school, I landed what I *thought* was my dream job, doing exactly the sort of work I wanted to do. It turned out to be horrible! After about 18 months...
Thanks for letting us know about this. It looks like a very interesting show. It brings up some questions that I was actually thinking about asking in this forum. Why was the LHC built? Why do scientists think all these new discoveries may be made? Also, this may be a stupid question, but...
I never said that I was applying quantum entanglement to human thought. In fact, I specifically said that I thought it had nothing to do with quantum physics. I recognize that, to the extent the film makes such a connection, it is wrong, or at the very least, as you said, not scientifically...
I watched this film about two years ago as a complete layperson with no knowledge of quantum physics whatsoever. Although I found the ideas presented in the film to be fascinating, I was quite skeptical of much of what was being said. I am fairly well educated and never accept anything that is...
It's really not that surprising that the Supreme Court accepted this case. It had to do with the imposition of sovereign immunity on the actions of government employees, ie., under what circumstances government employees can be sued for acts they perform in the course of their official duties...
Hello, not to butt in on what appears to be a one-on-one discussion, but I have been trying to understand SR too, and think I have an explanation that might be helpful. This is my first post here, and I am very new to all this, so I welcome all additional input or correction. My intention is...