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    Annals

    Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives

    Edited by William C. Bushell (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Erin L. Olivo (Columbia University), and Neil D. Theise (Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

    The reports in this volume establish a basis for a program of research that will advance our current understanding of longevity and health.

    Annals

    The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2009

    Edited by Carl D. Schlichting (University of Connecticut) and Timothy A. Mousseau (University of South Carolina)

    This volume presents a variety of syntheses and perspectives on evolutionary themes in this anniversary year of Darwin.

    Annals

    Values, Empathy, and Fairness across Social Barriers

    Edited by Scott Atran (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan), Arcadi Navarro (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain), Kevin Ochsner (Columbia University, New York), Adolf Tobeña (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain), and Oscar Vilarroya (University of Barcelona, Spain)

    Through a neuroscientific lens, this Annals volume examines the human qualities of empathy, sacred values, and cooperation, and focuses on ways in which this approach can help explain human conflicts.

    eBriefing

    Science from the Street: Co-producing Knowledge from the Ground Level

    Speakers: Jason Corburn (Columbia University), Rob Crauderueff and Marta Rodríguez (Sustainable South Bronx)

    Like the patient who knows things about his own illness that are hidden from a clinician, laypeople can provide scientists with critical insights for addressing local environmental problems.

    eBriefing

    Exploring the Dream Factory : Hollywood and American Anthropology at Midcentury

    Speakers: Sydel Silverman (City University of New York and the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research), Faye Ginsburg (New York University)

    Hortense Powdermaker's landmark 1951 study of the film industry is a lesson in how historical context and theoretical approaches can affect what an anthropologist finds.

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