What Are Animals Thinking? (Hint: More Than You Suspect)
Let’s be honest, you’d probably rather die than wake up tomorrow morning and find out you’d turned into an animal. Dying, after all, is inevitable, and there’s even a certain dignity to it: Shakespeare did it, Einstein did it, Galileo and Washington and Twain all did it. And you, someone who was born a human and will live your life as a human, will end your life that way too. MoreHey, Did I See You Petting Another Dog?Nowhere to Hide: U.S. Weighing Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria NBC NewsEbola Anxiety: Americans Fear 'Large Outbreak' Coming to U.S. NBC News'Breaking Bad' and 'Modern Family' Win Top...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - August 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized animal behavior animals Brain communication intelligence social groups tool use Source Type: news

What Are Animals Thinking? (Hint: More That You Suspect)
Let’s be honest, you’d probably rather die than wake up tomorrow morning and find out you’d turned into an animal. Dying, after all, is inevitable, and there’s even a certain dignity to it: Shakespeare did it, Einstein did it, Galileo and Washington and Twain all did it. And you, someone who was born a human and will live your life as a human, will end your life that way too. MoreHey, Did I See You Petting Another Dog?Emmys: Jimmy Kimmel Honors Robin Williams With Style NBC NewsJourney Home: How Did the U.S. Free Hostage From Syria Militants? NBC NewsHandcuffed Black Youth Killed Himself, Says Coron...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - August 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized animal behavior animals Brain communication intelligence social groups tool use Source Type: news

South Africa: Budget Day 2014 - More Bread and Circuses
[Daily Maverick]Last year, amid much fanfare, on 23 October 2013 the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, tabled in Parliament the Medium Term Policy Statement (MTBPS), also known as the Mini-Budget, because it provides insight into what the 2014/15 budget is likely to be. The Minister and his team at Treasury are currently preparing for the 2014 budget day circus that will take place on 26 February. Last year, much was said about the Minister's strong stance on rooting out waste and extravagance in government. The me
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Windows or Doors? Experts, publics and open policymaking | Jack Stilgoe
Conclusions from the Phillips Inquiry'Trust can only be generated by openness''Openness requires recognition of uncertainty, where it exists''The public should be trusted to respond rationally to openness''Scientific investigation of risk should be open and transparent''The advice and reasoning of advisory committees should be made public' Openness, according to Phillips, is not just about transparency. It also, crucially, is about being open-minded. Opening up expert advice means paying attention to scientific uncertainties, rather than obscuring them. It means opening up the inputs to scientific advice (who is allowed to...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 18, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jack Stilgoe Tags: Blogposts Science policy guardian.co.uk Source Type: news

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