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Education found to be key in human evolutionary success

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Gerald R. Jacobs
Alongside altruism, empathy, and compassion.
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Neutrinos are faster than light, some weeks

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Gerald R. Jacobs
Other weeks, they're not
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Chicken nuggets and a side of childhood obesity

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Gerald R. Jacobs
Teenage eating disorders or lazy parenting?
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An Old Cobbler

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Gerald R. Jacobs
The old man yet lived, only because he was useful. He sat on a rickety wooden stool, alone, centred in the dim shop and staring down at his work; staring, unblinking and unmoving, for hours,...
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Science vs. art, reality vs. meaning

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Gerald R. Jacobs
So I’ve been around the university block. My degree may say “bachelor of arts,” but I’d call my education “broad” — perhaps “flip-flopped,” even, or “consistency challenged.” I’ve been twice now a member of...
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It’s what’s on the outside that counts

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Gerald R. Jacobs
Like the great debates of human history, the secret to confidence and success is argued as though divided into two mutually exclusive camps. “Clothing makes the (wo)man!” says one side. “Look good on the...
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Beware of cognitive malware

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Gerald R. Jacobs
A Nov. 2 article in the Manitoban, “The Price of Openness,” written by editor-in-chief Leif Larsen, was an interesting read, not strictly for content but also for the background reasons that seem to stand...
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