There are plenty of factions in this newish science of the mind.
Professor Paul Matthews, a neuroscientist at Oxford University, says a mind-reading machine is pure science fiction.
What's more, some of the pursuits of these venture philanthropists seem more like self-serving science projects: Never mind feeding the poor, let's wire up schools for Web surfing.
But the exploding science surrounding stem cells changed his mind.
"The science park was designed with sustainability in mind from the outset, " said Bonnie Dean, chief executive of the site.
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While selflessly serving mankind springs to mind, I would argue that a scientist selflessly serving science, an artist serving art, a corporation serving customers or a monk serving God are also valid examples of transcendent purpose.
And if you have a techie-inclined mind, you're probably prowling for gifts with a real science twang.
Good science requires clear thinking, careful reasoning, and keeping in mind what is plausible.
What science consumers need is a cheat sheet for people of sound mind to use when considering a product, book, therapy, or remedy.
With that in mind, the NFLPA has requested further information from WADA to better comprehend the underlying science behind the test.
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Those questions come to mind after watching the U.S. Justice Department trot out its traditional pseudo-science to block a brewery merger.
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Good science and economics show that if we make decisions with climate change innovation in mind and we price fossil fuels so they are paying more of their full fare, we will end up wealthier as a world than if we ignore climate change.
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The dismal science traditionally assumes that people know their own interests, and are best left to mind their own business.
With that in mind, perhaps our policies will be more compassionate, more all-embracing, more realistic, and more science based than at present.
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The range of areas addressed, from science to health care to drug enforcement, and the magnitude of the impact created was vast and mind-blowing.
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