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Thursday, August 07, 2003

Fine Points of Dashes Make a Buzz:
"The new manual is a result of 10 years of queries and suggestions from readers. 'We used to take style questions over the phone,' said Ms. Samen, who is also managing editor of the books division of the University of Chicago Press. 'I always thought we should make it a 900 number.' Showing how that might go, she lowered her voice seductively: 'You want to use a hyphen there? Ooooo, that's very naughty!'"
posted at 4:25 PM

07.22.2003 - Researchers help define what makes a political conservative

"Four researchers who culled through 50 years of research literature about the psychology of conservatism report that at the core of political conservatism is the resistance to change and a tolerance for inequality, and that some of the common psychological factors linked to political conservatism include:
Fear and aggression
Dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity
Uncertainty avoidance
Need for cognitive closure
Terror management"
posted at 4:11 PM

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