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People trying to be smart

Thomas Clark Durant (McKinsey) and Michael Weintraub (Georgetown): Altruism, Righteousness, and Myopia. Thomas Klikauer (UWS): Ethics of the ILO: Kohlberg's Universal Moral Development Scale. What kind of test could assess how smart a machine or a non-human animal is? Soldiers find Alaska, Afghanistan similar: As it turns out, the rugged terrain surrounding Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is actually a pretty good double for Afghanistan. Revenge of the Nerd: It’s Ray Bradbury’s future — we’re just living in it. Sick people smell bad: Rob Dunn on why dogs sniff dogs, humans sniff humans, and dogs sometimes sniff humans. Are there hidden virtues to bowling alone? Once freed of the bonds of community, it’s possible some amateur bowlers took pains to improve their games. Here are 5 things you should know about the FBI's massive new biometric database. Do consumers prefer to pay $29 for 70 items or get 70 items for $29? Vatican uses Wikipedia for information on newly-appointed Cardinals. Against TED: When did TED stop trying to collect smart people and instead collect people trying to be smart?