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War on Wisdom

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All the most fundamental institutions of a functioning society—healthcare, education, criminal justice, banking, politics– “do not work the way that they should.” Our carrots and sticks seem to miss the point, or make things worse. To resolve the problem one need only return to the ancient Greeks. “We need virtue,” he said. “A virtue that Aristotle referred to as ‘practical wisdom.’” It is very simple, really. Practical wisdom is “the will to do the right thing and the skill to figure out what the right thing is. “

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Traditional Chinese medicine makes fertility treatments more effective: study

Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by its acronym TCM, these traditional remedies include herbal preparations and acupuncture.
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University of Stavanger - Norway - Face-to-face with an ancient human

University of Stavanger - Norway - Face-to-face with an ancient human | Science News | Scoop.it
A reconstruction based on the skull of Norway’s best-preserved Stone Age skeleton makes it possible to study the features of a boy who lived outside Stavanger 7 500 years ago.
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Ancient chinese herb may cure hangovers, alcoholism

Ancient chinese herb may cure hangovers, alcoholism | Science News | Scoop.it
Experiment shows that a Hovenia Dulcis extract mitigates many of the negative effects of alcohol.

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Why evolutionarily ancient brain areas are important

Structures in the midbrain that developed early in evolution can be responsible for functions in newborns which in adults are taken over by the cerebral cortex. New evidence for this theory has been found in the visual system of monkeys.
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Why harmony pleases the brain “The key to pleasant... - Lapidarium notes

Why harmony pleases the brain “The key to pleasant... - Lapidarium notes | Science News | Scoop.it
Why harmony pleases the brain “The key to pleasant music may be that it pleases our neurons. A new model suggests that harmonious musical intervals trigger a rhythmically consistent firing pattern in...
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