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The Pope’s scientists study miracles

December 25, 2012 in Society & Culture

God’s representative on Earth has his own miracle commission. Its job is to determine – using scientific methods – whether unexplainable healings really are miracles caused by deceased people.

How to get a top executive talking

April 10, 2012 in Society & Culture

Sociologists used to focus their research mainly on people in need. But now they’re increasingly directing their studies at the elite, and that presents them with new interviewing challenges.

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