Haidt fails to grapple meaningfully with the question of why nearly all of the best minds in science find liberal ideas to be closer to the mark with respect to evolution, human nature, mental health, close relationships, intergroup relations, ethics, social justice, conflict resolution, environmental sustainability, and so on.

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The only underlying theme seems to be a traditional Scandinavian focus on architecture's close relationship to landscape, nature and the weather (inescapable in Norway), and a consistent ability to think outside the box.

WSJ: Sn?hetta: architecture �� landscape �� interior, at Scandinavia House

Even the creators admit that it'll be quite some time before man made sensors can come close to mimicking those found in nature, but judging by the videos seen in the read link, they're certainly riding the right wave.

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The unsightly nature of what appeared to be a large-scale disposal so close to downtown Shanghai shocked a nation usually complacent about debris clogging its waterways and raised questions not just of what killed the pigs, but also of China's methods and systems for handling animal deaths.

WSJ: Dead Pigs Worry Shanghai

You're close enough to nature to pick cherries off the trees--and to be hit (if you don't duck) by low-hanging branches.

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