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Jill Cowan on Thursday, November 06, 2008 08:20 pm
We all get butterflies in our tummies when we meet new people, but according to a study by UC Berkeley researchers, being less racist might help you become less socially awkward. Well, kind of.
The study found that if you mingle with people who aren’t of the same race as you a few times, you’re that much less likely to internally freak out the next time you encounter strangers. It’s also likely that your next group of friends will more closely resemble a United Colors of Benetton ad. read more »
Cal and Stanford have decided not to sell their souls to the demon of restricting research (also known as the government) and turned down quite a bit of money in doing so. The two universities decided that sharing their research was worth more than having it edited, reviewed, or barred from publication. Good choice.
A study that looked for “troublesome clauses” in research contracts among several universities found an increase since 2004. But to be fair to the government, they’re only trying to keep sensitive data from falling into terrorist hands.
But is the government overreacting? Almost certainly. After all, you don’t need to review, edit and prevent research from publication in order to fight terrorism—you just need to keep the researchers’ names anonymous.
Image Source: ahhhh under Creative Commons, modified by Evante Garza-Licudine
Top schools choosing academic freedom over government research restrictions [The Mercury News]
“Terrorism”–ha, how’s that for loaded language? We needed something to even the odds a bit with the onslaught of a revived animal rights movement here in Berkeley. “Stop Cal Vivisection” is an ongoing war cry amongst protesters nowadays. This sounds harmless enough, but their claims that “40,000 animals are caged and being tortured” is enough to raise eyebrows.
Is anyone up to spearheading a movement along the lines of “Stop ‘Stop Cal Vivisection?’”
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