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Buddha on the brain

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The ambivalent responses to the speech that the Tibetan leader, Dalai Lama, delivered at the Society for Neuroscience's annual conference are discussed. In the speech, Dalai Lama exhorted neuroscientists to concentrate on bridging the gap between Buddhism and science. The studies by Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist, on meditation are also discussed.

Author: Geirland, John
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2006
Science & research, Washington, Research, Analysis, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Religion and science, Speeches, lectures and essays, Meditation, Dalai Lama, Society for Neuroscience, Neurosciences, Davidson, Richard

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Almost paradise

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Photographs by Kyoichi Tsuzuki show rooms in Tokyo brothels.?The rooms, known as imekura, short for 'image club,' are?appointed to resemble everyday situations and? function as fantasy chambers.

Author: Tsuzuki, Kyoichi
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2003
Japan, Miscellaneous personal services, not elsewhere classified, Prostitution, Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Innovations, Cover Story, Photographers, 21st century AD, Tokyo, Japan, Erotic love

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