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“He who ruled scent ruled the hearts of men.”
Patrick Süskind, Perfume.
The manufacturing secrets of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, the hero of Süskind’s novel, have been forgotten. Or nearly forgotten. Master perfumer Septimus Piesse (1820-1882) was one of the last to...
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A student union recently estimated that “40,000 students are now prostitutes in France.” The primary cause is the growing precariousness and high cost of student life. This study, carried out in 2006-2007, is a vivid description of the novelty of this form of...
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For the first time, a collection of testimonials gives voice to the children of lesbian couples. Sixteen of them answer the questions many people ask: does living without a father pose a problem? Do children of gay couples necessarily become gay or lesbian? Do their...
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How was human (in)equality built across the table? Why were the first great banquets at the origin of the communal goods of humanity? Who, after forcing men from eating bread, wanted to forbid them chestnuts and popularized the potato? The Egyptian food table invented...
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• The rich have always existed because inequality is natural.
• With hard work, anyone can become rich.
• We criticize the rich out of jealousy.
• The rich spend and invest.
• The rich create jobs.
• The rich take risks and innovate.
• The more rich there are, the fewer...
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• "TV unleashes the imagination and feeds intelligence."
• "A child deprived of TV risks social isolation."
• "TV dumbs you down."
• "TV makes you obese."
It seems that everything—and its opposite—has already been said about TV. But what is it really? How can we...
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In America, liberalism brings prosperity to the majority?
False.
In America, "anything is possible" for those who work hard?
False.
In America, the unemployment rate is minimal?
False.
In America, poverty is relative and the poor live "like modest...
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In 6,000 food products, aspartame is found everywhere in so-called diet nutrition. However, several scientific studies show that this sweetener is harmful for children, pregnant women and epileptics. Used to replace sugar and reduce the caloric intake of food, aspartame...
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“I don’t want to gp. I just can’t do it anymore.” "My stomach hurts, and I'm afraid of throwing up." "It sucks. What’s the point.” "I'm tired. I need a break. "I'm just fine where I am, in my room."
Since the health crisis, Thierry Delcourt has observed a considerable...
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Our contemporary societies let us believe that we are free—it is a delusion. We are still shackled in our chains, even in the West. Chains that we take for wings: we believe ourselves to be in a democracy, we think that work allows us to emancipate ourselves, and we...
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Is it possible to subsidize fossil fuels on the one hand, while at the same time claiming to be committed to the fight against global warming?
Is it possible to promote free trade treaties throughout the world while claiming that CO2 emissions must be reduced?
Can we...
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“Kids are great. It’s a unique process that everyone should experience.” Except that today, 1 in 20 French people refuse to have children. What are the reasons for this “voluntary infertility?”
Do we really know why we have children? Isn’t having children an obstacle to...
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Is there a desire gene? Can love at first sight be reproduced in the laboratory? Why do celebrities multiply their partners? Can the genes for homosexuality be manipulated? Why does the size of a man's penis matter? What role does the face play in sexual success?Is...
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My name is Laura, I am 19 years old. I’m a student and I prostitute myself to pay for my studies. I’m not alone in this. It seems that many other students are doing the same thing. It all followed a strange logic, without me really realizing that I was falling. I wasn’t...
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The SAGE Handbook of Survey Development and Application provides a practical resource that researchers can go to for cutting-edge tools to ensure they are employing the best survey research techniques. This handbook not only covers the classic and innovational skills...
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Das Verhältnis zwischen Religion und Wissen wurde im Verlauf der letzten Jahrhunderteimmer wieder ausführlich von Philosophen und Autoren diskutiert, wobei sich nur selten ein Konsens bilden konnte. Die Beschäftigung mit der heiklen Thematik zeigte sich allerdings nie...
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How to heal the psychological wounds of an abused child?How can we restore security to a neglected child?How can we help a child and his parents create an emotional bond?How can an adopted child reconcile his or her successive lives? Confronted with parents who are...
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The spatial and material dimensions of communication have changed dramatically over the past three millennia in South India.The historical and contemporary trajectories of these changes are revealed, explored, documented, critiqued and examined in this work. This book...
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Tomoo Otaka (1899–1956) studied philosophy at the University of Kyoto in the mid-1920s. The Grundlegung der Lehre vom sozialen Verband [Foundation of a theory of social association] was the product of a three-year European visit (1929–1932) in which he studied in Vienna...
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Over the past three decades, migration has become the main driver of population growth (or of preventing its decrease) in many EU countries. The presence of so many families with a migrant background is, however, to some extent, an unexpected phenomenon arising from the...
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