That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space/time point.
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I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader.
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If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.
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There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.
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It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.
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My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature's laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided.
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