Friday, July 7, 2017

@14:30, 7/6/17

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Books

Insights Into the Brain, in a Book You’ll Wish You Had in College

In “Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst,” Robert M. Sapolsky serves up his neurobiology with a big dose of hipster humor.

"If it took an unrealistic connection between science and society to motivate Sapolsky to writeBehave,” that is a small price. His book offers a wild and mind-opening ride into a better understanding of just where our behavior comes from. Darwin would have been thrilled."

Charles Darwin relied on natural selection to drive evolution.
People select characteristics they wish to encourage.

N.Y. / Region

Millions Meant for Rail Tunnel Subsidize Ferry Rides for a Few


Chris Christie hates the dominance of New York city.
Philadelphia is less a threat.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Camden,+NJ/@39.9334704,-75.1347104,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c6c9192e360043:
0xdfe36b76a1938686!8m2!3d39.9259463!4d-75.1196199
Arts

Phone Booths Are Back in Times Square. No Quarters Required.


bad theory.
Magazine

Why Couldn’t the Young Boy Walk?


Your Money

Where Does the Time Go? You Can Find Out, if You Dare

Sports

Amorous Ants Invade Wimbledon, Leaving the Courts Abuzz

Flying Ant Day  

Termites.
Magazine

How the Death of a Muslim Recruit Revealed a Culture of Brutality in the Marines

Recruits at Parris Island have been subjected to severe hazing, far beyond that experienced in other U.S. military boot camps. Is this really the only way to create a warrior?

The military wants psychotics in the ranks.
Well

On Your Bike, Watch Out for the Air


The Upshot

Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won’t Let Them.

Pre-emption laws at the state level to limit left-leaning local measures have grown punitive and personal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin#Discipline_and_opposition_.281546.E2.80.931553.29
Real Estate

A Dress Designer Picks Borough Park

Hazel Teo did not like the “net effective rent” lure, and stood her ground, choosing a studio that charged the same amount each month.

 Limited income is a problem.

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