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I read one of my friend's psychology projects on childhood development yesterday and I thought his findings were pretty interesting. I thought his finding was pretty unconventional and counter intuitive. I'll tell you guys roughly what his find was in a spoiler box at the end but try doing this...

Or should we give up our claim of moral superiority? When ever I want to pass negative judgments against dictatorships, pirates, or any non-American organization/government, I feel like a complete tool and hypocrite. It's pretty uncomfortable for me to live in a country whose government "stole"...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7999350.stm Sigh... looks like violence is escalating. Although this makes things more dangerous for sailors, I hope the increased violence will united the international community to fight this problem. Luckily no hostages were taken this time.

So watched this video of a county fire department saving a moose stuck in a lake after it broke through the surface ice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNG7_aAhyY4&NR=1 My initial reaction was "aw, that's nice." But then I started thinking about it and I wonder if it is responsible to use...

So what do you do to break the ice after getting into a heated argument with your friend? Do you do something to make him/her laugh? Sincerely apologize? Give a piece offering?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/technology/29spy.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&hp There is no official link to the government, but c'mon, let's use some common sense. As for the discussion aspect of this thread, I guess I'm just looking for some reactions. Obviously, they wouldn't hurt us in the...

Owners drop Freedom Tower name for new WTC skyscraper http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/27/no.freedom.tower/index.html Thanks to the events of the past 7 years, the word "freedom" has lost much of its altruistic appeal to me and has gained a more sinister definition. Using the word freedom to...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/opinion/25desantis.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 I think this letter gives a voice to the other side of the AIG bonus scandal. I would like to reserve my diatribe for now so others can have a chance to express how they feel about the subject. I would like to...

You're in line for something with a dozen other people and you are somewhere in the middle of the line. A guy runs up and cuts to the front of the line. The old woman he cut is a push over and says nothing, the people around you just exchange some stares but no one says anything. What would you...

What do you guys think of Conan O'Brien replacing Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon filling in for Conan's former spot? I've liked O'Brien ever since I started watching him 10 years ago. However, I have never watched him regularly due to the airing time of his show. I think he would be a fine...

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/companies/trump_entertainment/index.htm?postversion=2009021710 You're fired?

Following the heavily covered salmonella outbreak, the Peanut Corporation of America has filed for bankruptcy and is planning on liquidating its assets. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/business/14peanut.html?_r=1 So a company screws up and goes bankrupt. What do you guys think? Brief...

This documentary does a really great job explaining what exactly happened that triggered the financial crisis last year. I've been looking for something to walk me through exactly what went wrong and this documentary takes us through it step by step. Truly amazing...

tl;dr version: I noticed some of the most notorious serial killers lacked social contact during adolescent years and became engorged in their own fantasies. Do you think internet and social video games which serve as social outlets are helping to prevent future serial killers by giving them the...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/suicide.for.liver/index.html Just amazing...

Let's say you have natural good looks or natural talent and you got an offer to star in a new TV series on a network channel. However, the catch is, they want you to get minor plastic surgery to fit the role better. Would you do it? By minor surgery, I mean things like nose jobs. And...

A crazy republican takes over civil rights branch of the justice department. He fires liberal attorneys and fills in 65 (63 confirmed republican, 2 unknown) new attorneys. He call the attorneys he fired "libs" "commies" and cracks racial jokes about the former director of the civil rights...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/02/china.uk.shoe.protest/index.html Are we going to start throwing shoes at foreign representatives we don't agree with? My God, what has the world come to where men throw shoes instead of shooting bullets.

There seem to be an abundance of atheists, agnostics, and other non-believers on this forum. This is implies many of you have at least a smidgen of skepticism to keep you from believing everything you are told. Before continuing, I'd like to warn against detracting to religious debates. This...

What prefix (if any) would you want preceding your name and why? Some examples: Dr. _____ Prince _____ Sir _____ Sergeant _____ Master _____