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Rice Theory: Why Eastern Cultures Are More Cooperative : The Salt : NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/05/08/310477497/rice-theory-why-eastern-cultures-are-more-cooperative
The idea is simple. Growing rice tends to foster cultures that are more cooperative and interconnected, Talhelm and his colleagues explain Thursday in the journal Science. Why? Because farming rice paddies requires collaboration with your neighbors, Talhelm tells The Salt. Self-reliance is dangerous.

Two Months Before 9/11, an Urgent Warning to Rice - washingtonpost.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/30/AR2006093000282.html?nav=rss_print/asection
"Afterward, Tenet looked back on the meeting with Rice as a tremendous lost opportunity to prevent or disrupt the Sept. 11 attacks. Rice could have gotten through to Bush on the threat, but she just didn't get it in time, Tenet thought."