A Sampling of Clips for
November 21st, 2006
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The Big Questions: Do We Have Free Will?
New Scientist, Nov. 21 -- In 2003, the Archives of Neurology carried a startling clinical report. A middle-aged Virginian man with no history of any misdemeanor began to stash child pornography and sexually molest his 8-year-old stepdaughter. Placed in the court system, his sexual behavior became increasingly compulsive. Eventually, after repeatedly complaining of headaches and vertigo, he was sent for a brain scan. It showed a large but benign tumor in the frontal area of his brain, invading the septum and hypothalamus - regions known to regulate sexual behavior. (Essay by UCSD Philosophy Chair Patricia Churchland) More
A Northern City's Southern Shame
The New York Sun, Nov. 17 -- President Bush won only 24% of the vote in New York City in 2004. Abraham Lincoln did not do much better. In 1860, the president many of us regard as America's greatest won less than 35% of the city's vote. In 1864, he won even less — about 33%. Why most New Yorkers did not care for Lincoln is a question that will be answered to most visitors' satisfaction in "New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War," a well-designed, richly informative exhibition opening today at the New-York Historical Society. (Mentions UCSD Theatre Professor Nadine Graves-George) More
A Design for Living: Orchids & Onions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 20 -- The Orchids & Onions design awards returned with a flourish and zest Friday night, as searchlights swept city skies above the Birch North Park Theatre. A street party with a live band rocked a crowd of Orchids & Onions veterans and newcomers assembled for an entertaining, multimedia ceremony. (Mentions UCSD’s award-winning Calit2 building complex, as well as Visual Arts professor Teddy Cruz) More
Shoes for Hope
KUSI News, Nov. 18 -- The United Nations Association of
San Diego is teaming up with local universities to help the "Invisible Soldiers" and children in Africa. They're adding some color into the lives of many children by hosting a "shoe-a-thon", where they decorate thousands of shoes. The charity helps children with HIV and AIDS and many
who are forced into the frontlines of war. (Video features UCSD student involved in the "Shoes for Hope" project) More
A Republic, If We Can Build It
The American Prospect, Book Review, Nov. 5 -- In the face of pronounced income and wealth inequality, how has the Bush administration been able to promote an economic program that deepens inequality? (Review of UCSD Political Science professor Keith Poole’s new co-authored book, Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches) More