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Boys Will Be Boys? – Cosmetics for men could be the next big trend. By Marshall Pearson – Assistant Editor – Happi Magazine Not long ago, the only men caught wearing eyeliner were a handful of rock stars and glam icons who used it to sell albums and promote a sexualized image. The rise of […]

Call for Papers: With the recent advances in imaging and genetic technologies, the last decade has witnessed an explosion of work on human cognitive and affective functioning. Among some of the more publicized work is that on sex differences. Basing research on neuroscience lends studies particular credibility in the public mind, with the result that […]

“It would be naïve to identify the Internet with the Enlightenment. It has the potential to diffuse knowledge beyond anything imagined by Jefferson; but while it was being constructed, link by hyperlink, commercial interests did not sit idly on the sidelines. They want to control the game, to take it over, to own it. They […]

I’ve just finished reading The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt.  It’s a brilliantly fast 600 pages.  It’s science fiction…I guess?  The lines delineating how things like this are classified are fairly blurry.  It’s got sci fi elements, and adventure elements, and buddy story elements, and gods and self creating steam driven metal entities, […]