The Barbie stereotype and lust
Here's a piece on how men's preference for shapely women may actually have a biological basis.
Still in the area of sexuality, this article thematizes the notion of lust. Actually, it's a plug for Simon Blackburn's book Lust (Oxford).
Friday, September 24, 2004
School ranking
Another ranking that's causing a stir is Academic Ranking of World Universities 2004 where Harvard tops. The Economist picks it up, and all hell breaks loose.
Another ranking that's causing a stir is Academic Ranking of World Universities 2004 where Harvard tops. The Economist picks it up, and all hell breaks loose.
Death by overwork
A word that came into general use in Japan in the late 1980s, "karoshi" means death brought on by overwork or job-related exhaustion.
It's probably heart attack, stroke, asthma, suicide due to to psychological stress. As a possible counterpoint to this phenomenon, a French writer recently urged workers to be "radical" in the workplace by doing as little as possible. Changing the system is futile, and going against the system will only strengthen it. So why work hard? :)
A word that came into general use in Japan in the late 1980s, "karoshi" means death brought on by overwork or job-related exhaustion.
It's probably heart attack, stroke, asthma, suicide due to to psychological stress. As a possible counterpoint to this phenomenon, a French writer recently urged workers to be "radical" in the workplace by doing as little as possible. Changing the system is futile, and going against the system will only strengthen it. So why work hard? :)
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