Uniformity is not unity

In this journey of life, we are all fellow passengers, even though we come from different backgrounds. I HAD occasion to fly on three very bumpy flights recently and had a macabre thought: even though everyone on the flight was a stranger to me, my destiny then was tied to theirs. If we arrived...

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Lessons from the animals

The difference between the violent chimpanzees and the peace-loving bonobos appears to be linked to the role of their females. I’VE just watched a fascinating lecture on whether animals have morals. In various laboratory experiments, it’s been shown that capuchin monkeys and dogs do care about how their...

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