Fairness, Winning and Chocolate 2008-04-24
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Science.Tags: brain, fairness, justice
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The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate — according to a report from ‘The University of California in Los Angeles‘ (UCLA) published in the 2008-04 issue of the journal ‘Psychological Science‘.
Being treated fairly turns on the brain’s reward circuitry. (more…)
Scottish House Prices Still Rising 2008-04-15
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Glasgow, Money, Scotland, Statistics.Tags: credit crunch, economy, flats, houses, housing, Property
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Scotland is the only part of the UK where house prices are continuing to rise according to ‘The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (‘The RICS’), who state that 90 per cent of its members reported that costs were either rising or staying the same.
However, new buyer enquiries (more…)
Man Rapist Tried 2008-04-15
Posted by clype in Glasgow, Health, Intolerance, Scotland.Tags: assault, asylum-seeker, attacks, rape, sex offender
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A security guard has been convicted of sodomy against two men and indecently assaulting two others in Glasgow.
Mr. Hissein Atie prowled the city’s streets looking for men to attack, ‘The High Court’ in Glasgow heard.
The 30-year-old, who was caught by DNA evidence, committed the offences between January and June last year, 2007. (more…)
No Waiting in Robo Restaurant 2008-04-09
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Humanities, Science.Tags: automation, design, engineering, fast food, Nuremberg, restaurant, robot, sci-fi
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A German inventor and chef has dispensed with the need for waiters by designing an automated restaurant.
The restaurant, in Nuremberg, has proved such a success that its owner says it’s booked up for weeks. (more…)
Sex Lost In Translation 2008-04-08
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Humanities, Intolerance.Tags: gender, translation
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A row has broken out over the translation of a best-selling novel after a feminist tried to make some of the characters female. (more…)
