Showing results for "Fair Play" in Biological Sciences

Pamphilus wants to marry a woman different than his father has chosen for him. Add in paternal scheming, death bed promises, shipwreck, and other complications, and comedy ensues. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Simo, an aged Athenian: Aaron White Pamphilus, son of Simo: Josh Kibbey Sosia, freedman of Simo: Eva Davis Chremes, an aged Athenian: ToddHW Charinus, a young Athenian, in love with Philumena: Tomas Peter Crito, a native of Andros: alanmapstone Davus, servant of Simo: Campbell Schelp Dromo, servant of Simo: Nemo Byrrhia, servant of Charinus: Leanne Yau Glycerium, a young woman beloved ...

We remember the admonition of our mothers: "Treat others as you want them to treat you." But what if being nice was something we were inclined by nature to do anyway? Renowned neuroscientist Donald Pfaff upends our entire understanding of ethics and social contracts with an intriguing proposition: the Golden Rule is hardwired into the human brain. Pfaff, the researcher who first discovered the connections between specific brain circuits and certain behaviors, contends that the basic ethics governing our everyday lives can be traced directly to brain circuitry.