Out of order
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Author Frank Sulloway's hypothesis that order of birth decides whether the individual is a conformist or a free thinker is tested on several well-known personalities. Among these are movie director John Waters and writers Terry Tempest Williams and Katha Pollitt. Results negate Sulloway's theory.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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Star wars: the sequel
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Pres Bush plans to continue to build his Global Protection Against Limited Strikes system for arms in space, despite the demise of the Soviet Union and reports that the project is not possible.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
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The primordial schmooze: was gossip the evolutionary spark for human speech?
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Psychology professor Robin Dunbar has theorized the desire to gossip was the motivation for the development of language. He sees language as an offshoot of the grooming customs of primates.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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