News tagged with heroism
Visitors crowd South Pole for anniversary of conquest
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will join dozens of adventurers at the South Pole this week to mark the 100th anniversary of countryman Roald Amundsen's groundbreaking expedition to the frozen continent.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2011 |
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What makes a hero?
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at Newcastle University shows that it's not enough to be noble and do a courageous act to be considered a hero. Studying the reactions of the public to five tales of heroism, researchers at Newcastle ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2009 |
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U.S. Civil War illustrates costs, benefits of diversity, say UCLA economists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Diversity is a double-edged sword, making individuals less likely to be altruistic than they might be in a more homogeneous setting but also inspiring them to scale new intellectual heights ...
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Shipwrecked: Women and children first?
Barely three months short of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, which went down on 15 April 1912, another shipwreck has galvanised the world’s attention. With tragic stories of loss, chaos and ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Russia celebrates Gagarin's conquest of space
Russia on Tuesday marked a half century since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, the greatest victory of Soviet science which expanded human horizons and still remembered by Russians as their finest ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Russia releases Gagarin's secret last words
One of the last things Yuri Gagarin did before making his pioneering voyage into space 50 years ago was make sure he had enough sausage to last him on the trip back home to Moscow.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2011 |
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When should a nation let the past be past?
South African lawyer Paul Van Zyl has helped nations all over the world overcome legacies of genocide and mass murder, in which "it's impossible to fully reveal the truth about every disappearance, every human ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2011 |
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This is a man's world? Yes and no, says new book
"Man up!" is an emerging expression whose significance has become loaded in our society, according to Anthony Synnott, a professor at the Concordia University Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In his most recent book, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2010 |
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It's perhaps time to abandon the goal of sending astronauts to the Red Planet
Nearly half a century ago, we sent men to the moon because we had to stop the world from thinking that the Soviet Union, having put a man in orbit, had surpassed the United States in science and technology. When Americans ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Being naughty or nice may boost willpower, physical endurance
New research from Harvard University suggests that moral actions may increase our capacity for willpower and physical endurance. Study participants who did good deeds -- or even just imagined themselves helping others -- ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say
(AP) -- It turns out Egypt's beloved boy-king wasn't so golden after all - or much of a wild and crazy guy, for that matter. But will research showing King Tut was actually a hobbled, weak teen with a cleft ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 17, 2010 |
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TED takes on 'What the world needs now'
Let the mind-bending begin! A TED conference that attracts brilliant minds and challenges them to solve humanity's ills got underway Tuesday in the southern California city of Long Beach.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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A rare discovery: An engraved gemstone carrying a portrait of Alexander the Great
A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 15, 2009 |
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