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Krugman doesn’t see himself as an academic imperialist.
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You can gain a lot of insights about the operation of human psychology and human societies from biology.
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The many positive benefits of the knowledge and creativity dispersed throughout the world.
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Technological advancement and the ensuing social consequences and philosophical debate.
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In the potential of the individual and the value of learning.
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A great idea, but more focused, interesting, and less mainstream panels are needed.
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People assimilate seemingly radical changes into their normal world.
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Today’s cultural cross-pollenization is making differences ever more subtle.
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What do you do about when you find the biological roots of behavior?
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The drive to improve has shaped humanity.
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Postrel realized the magnitude of the problem when she donated a kidney to a friend.
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Nonfunctional designs are the most interesting ones, Postrel says.
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The former Reason magazine editor at Atlantic writer discusses the Libertarian ethos.
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After World War II, the U.S. South was basically a rich third world country.
