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Published on Tuesday, 11 November 2008 19:00 | | 
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How do good people turn evil - and vice versa? In a talk that has remarkable echoes of Buddhist philosophy, Philip Zimbardo explains
Philip Zimbardo knows what evil looks like. After serving as an expert witness during the Abu Ghraib trials, he wrote The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. From Nazi comic books to the tactics of used-car salesmen, he explores a wealth of sources in trying to explain the psychology of evil.
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Published on Monday, 10 November 2008 19:00 | | |
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Staring across interstellar space, the alluring Cat's Eye Nebula lies 3,000 light-years from Earth.
The Cat's Eye (NGC 6543) represents a brief, yet glorious, phase in the life of a sun-like star. This nebula's dying central star may have produced the simple, outer pattern of dusty concentric shells by shrugging off outer layers in a series of regular convulsions. But the formation of the beautiful, more complex inner structures is not well understood.
Published on Saturday, 08 November 2008 05:52 | | |
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Alex Renton reports from the toxic shrimp swamps of Vietnam.
Industrially
farmed prawns contain pesticides, colourants, feed enhancers and growth
stimulants, as well as norfloxacin, an antibiotic that has been used to
treat gonorrheah in humans but which is now restricted in the US and EU
due to dangerous side-effects.
Published on Friday, 07 November 2008 19:00 | |
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We all worry. Sometimes worry is a necessary motivator, at other times it depletes and immobilizes us. The following article explores the difference between productive worrying and unproductive worrying.
Published on Wednesday, 05 November 2008 19:00 | | |
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Sex addiction is often regarded as a male problem, but more women are braving prejudice and sexism to share their experiences about overwhelming compulsions that result in Sex Addiction.
This condition wreaks just as much chaos and disharmony as any other form of addiction. Harder to classify and open to even more misconception than when applied to their male counterparts- the naughty 'bad boys' and lovable 'rogues'.
Published on Monday, 03 November 2008 19:00 | | |
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The Eternity of Life is often mirrored in the Universe we are fortunate enough to inhabit. By a real quirk of fate, I was given a copy of a poem in which a bereaved mother had found some solace. You have to be in the mood for it.
Click here to read the poem.
Published on Sunday, 02 November 2008 19:00 | |
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Q: What did a Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
A: Make me one with everything.
Q: What did the hot dog vendor say when the Buddhist asked for his change?
A: Change comes from within.
Q: Why are there so few Buddhist rhythm and blues bands?
A: Because Buddhists don't have a soul.
Q: What does a Buddhist wish someone on their birthday?
A: Many happy returns.
Q: Why don't Buddhists vacuum in the corners?
A: Because they have no attachments.
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