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Liberalism & Neurology

Freewill is a tricky concept of philosophy but now is it the sacred cow of neuroscience?

ECONOMICS TAKES ON HAPPINESS

You will benefit greatly by reading these happiness articles.

Economics discovers feelings is a great read on happiness and its possible measure. The Economist (most current issue) is offering this article as a free read so I am linking it for my readers. In essence survey after survey has shown shown that in-spite of increasing wealth people are yet unhappy.

RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION - The UNICEF Experience

In Bangladesh, I had a great job with very nice expatriate and local staff and racism was never an issue. In fact, since I joined UNDP in Sri Lanka in 1972, it was nice to see how expatriates worked with locals and racism appeared never to be an issue. Although I must say that, some local staff was more qualified than expatriate staff. However, as I learned later in UNICEF Bangladesh, that balance of expatriate/local was a necessity, but local staff does not understand that much very well. Moreover, I also understood it better on taking the UNICEF assignment in Bangladesh.

RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION - The Personal Experience

I took part in a number of swimming races and road races (marathons) but never took part in the racial tones of the human race, but was a participant of it in direct and indirect ways.

KEEPING ENGLISH ON COURSE

Vocabula is a good place to visit to see the efforts of John Epstein, Robert Fiske and others trying for purity in the English language.

Liberal Arts Degrees

Are Liberal Arts Degrees Worth Anything?

DONT' WORRY BE HAPPY

Researchers seek route to a happier life also offers very good hints to happiness. But for millions of people, happiness has been a strange phenomenon. People are always in search of happiness and continue to search in what makes them happy. Almost all people try to buy happiness or indulge in other pleasurable activities to gain happiness. However, nothing seems to work. They have happiness only for interim moments by going from pillar to post. Why is happiness so elusive?