What makes us exceptional?
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A new scientific study claims that genes controlling the size and complexity of the brain have evolved more rapidly in humans than they have in any other species - including apes.
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Want to make your mark on the future? It helps to be incredibly smart or incredibly wealthy.
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Unique angles. Tall ceilings. Half walls. Open space.
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The key is hunger and desire. I have tremendous hunger. I am a warrior. You saw that in the Tyson fight. I showed a tremendous chin.
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There's plenty of stuff in our world.  This excerpt from Rich Gold's The Plenitude analyzes three of the patterns of creation that got us where we are.
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A visual defect may have been partly responsible for Rembrandt&#39;s extraordinary eye. So say two Harvard researchers, and their theory is a reminder that human imperfections can be channeled into greatness and
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hat determines how much we eat and how much we weigh? Is it the amount of fat in foods, the presence of carbohydrates, the size of our portions, what we drink with our meals, that elusive trait called willpower?
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Ah, global diversification. How do I adore thee?
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Here's how we identify stocks that are set to outperform.
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Sport: Motor sport: David Ornstein discovers how the top coaches nurture extraordinary ability across the sporting spectrum.
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Tycho:  It is often the case that we are jumped by four or five horde ten levels higher than us.  This is often because we've jumped a friend of theirs, ten levels lower than us, as retribution for some earlier act of aggression, in slavish iteration of a behavior that has - as its culmination - the end of all life, everywhere.  Kara marveled that Gabriel and I were able to escape these confrontations with such regularity.  What was our secret?  "Fear," I said, bending the microphone closer.  "Fear, and selfishness."
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Being naturally creative, artists often excel at more than just making art. In some cases they so excel that they double up or even switch professions.
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In his prime, Roy Jones was the greatest pound for pound fighter in the world. He dazzled us with electrifying speed, unmatched lateral movement, boxing smarts, and mad slipping ability.
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The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness.    "A country is not just a health system."  This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world.  The question then becomes: what makes a nation great?  Why would Canadians resent the place of  their placid and peaceful country?  And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?
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11.29.04 - By Shane Rhinewald: We have all heard the story before. The destitute youth, lonely orphan, and impoverished outcast rise up against incredible odds to generate incredible wealth, wield unimaginable
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We love the romantic pretense of a homogenous, melting-pot America. It makes us feel good, gives us a sense of nobility and brings closure to our well-documented history of discriminating against one another.
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We'll help you understand what sets them apart from each other.