My favorite brain scientist

I met Robert Sapolsky when we were both undergraduates in North House -- I had the privilege of living among an amazing group of future scientists, most of whom would not remember me. It was the best part of my education, however.

Sapolsky has had a career that combines primatology with neuroscience, and has led to some profound insights into those darn humans.

This is his 2009 Stanford Class Day speech.
You have to sit through 5 minutes of provost introduction first, just for authenticity.
Enjoy.

Is this a good which or a bad which?

Women police officers issued with uniform hijab

From Times Online, July 28, 2009:

The £13 headscarves are embroidered with the West Country force's name and logo, and come in two colours — black for police officers and blue for community support officers. A spokeswoman insisted that they were not intended purely to cater for Muslim cultural sensibilities but were multi-faith.
"They are designed to be used in any place of worship and can be used to cover the head or the shoulders. For example, plain clothes officers could use them to cover their shoulders in a Catholic Church, or they can be used to cover the head in synagogues," she said.