Group Conflict: Is It Human Nature?
104136
The world is often divided along national, racial and religious lines. But a leading social psychologist says those divisions donât necessarily have to result in conflict.
485420
The English writer George Orwell once expressed doubts about the wisdom of sports contests as a way of bringing nations together. He was writing during the Cold War when the sports arena became a substitute battlefield between the West and East.
648118
Forces of war, nature, economic crisis and regional tension converge with a vengeance on populace.
20290
Comment is free: Haifa Zangana: The members may want to pin responsibility on just one man, but they have a moral duty to question their own role.
200479
Western knockoffs and Islamic bling: Debunking some popular stereotypes of life in Iran.
716782
Nutrition, obsession, global business:  an exploration of our second most basic desire.
321977
Fighting fires and facing incoming spittle, stabbings and Molotov cocktails: Is it all part of the job?.
370216
Cell phones in public are annoying--when other people use them. But how do we tackle the problem?
395801
LONDON -- A majority of people around the world do not believe the world is locked in a "clash of civilizations" that will lead to violent conflict between Islam and the West, according to findings of a poll published today.
81992
MADRID, Sep 3 (IPS) - While in other parts of the world, like the Middle   East, the struggle over water sources fuels armed conflicts, a  political war  is being waged in Spain over the same question.
692476
The brain&#39;s response to another person&#39;s body language may help explain why humans are quite efficient at fleeing from danger, according to researchers.
404272
Tim Harford writes that human beings are rational creatures who respond to incentives and rewards. No matter how bizarre a choice might seem, there is logic at work.
269459
By Munz, Tania  LORRAINE DASTON and GREGG MITMAN (eds.), Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Pp. vii+230. ISBN 0-2311.3038-4. Pounds 32.00, $49.50 (hardback).
31998
Researchers study the ability of chimpanzees to deal with man-made risk, by watching them crossing roads.
534887
With Maoist attacks on the rise in Nepal, authorities apprehend large-scale displacement of people. In fact, a good indicator of this âflight of passageâ is a newspaper report on Iraq-bound Nepalese that
27354
Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.
79775
Coercion doesnât work. Empathy is a more powerful tool than you might think. A veteran Air Force interrogator who grilled prisoners in Iraq talks about how to gather information during wartime.