Does respect for elders apply equally to all older persons?

Source: News24

In indigenous African communities, human growth, development and governance is marked by five major stages i.e. childhood, adulthood, marriage, eldership and ancestorship. Transcending from one stage to the other is not determined by chr ...
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Sara Robinson: Capitalism Has Failed: 5 Bold Ways to Build a New World

Source: The Huffington Post

As our political system sputters, a wave of innovative thinking and bold experimentation is quietly sweeping away outmoded economic models. In New Economic Visions, a special five-part AlterNet series edited by economics editor Lyn ...
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Climate Armageddon: How the World's Weather Could Quickly Run Amok [Excerpt]

Source: Scientific American

The Best Science Writing Online 2012 Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant online essays from 2011, The Best Science Writing Online 2012 will change the way... Read More » Th ...
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[Essay] IBI* Series Winner: Learning Biology by Recreating and Extending Mathematical Models

Source: Science

Biological systems are dynamic. Proteins fold into three-dimensional shapes to serve as catalysts, motors, or regulators. A fertilized egg divides exponentially, and gradients and internal cell states choreograph fetus formati ...
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HAA announces Harvard Medalists

Source: Harvard Gazette

Charles W. Collier, M.T.S. ’73, is a nationally recognized expert on philanthropy and family wealth consulting. He has not only established a widespread reputation for deep knowledge of his field but also has been a thought leader in advancing its de ...
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Text of Václav Klaus Heartland Institute Conference Speech

Source: Watts Up With That

Many thanks for the invitation and for giving me the opportunity to address this distinguished audience. I am not for the first time in Chicago. It is also not for the first time that I am attending a conference organized by the ...
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Kevin Roche: Architecture as Environment News Release

Source: National Building Museum

First recognized as Eero Saarinen’s right-hand-man, Roche came into his own in the 1960s and quickly established himself as a big-picture thinker. He adopted an expansive definition of architecture that encompassed civic concer ...
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'Healthy Dads Healthy Kids' - A Weight Loss Model to Avoid Obesity for Healthy Lifestyle

Source: Medindia Health News

Australian researchers attempted to identify behavioral mediators of weight loss among fathers who took part in the 'Healthy Dad Healthy Kid' study and to assess the efficacy of an interventional program targeting obese men and children. Obesity is a uni ...
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Confessions of an Atheist Darwin-Doubter

Source: Evolution News and Views

Editor's note: Among the self-protective claims you hear from Darwin defenders is that there's no use engaging scientific Darwin doubters because evolutionary heretics are all motivated by religious conviction and the religiously faithful are impervio ...
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