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The Einsteinian revolution has produced a paradox: while vastly extending mankind's reach, it has also exposed the essentially finite nature of the human scale. Living as we do on a speck in a universe whose extent is beyond our capacity to fathom, the unprecedented growth of human power has...
This is certainly not an accident. Catering to a group of people who are not "math people," Professor of Mathematics Joseph D. Harris says that his course is not meant as a foundation for future study of the subject.
Although Smith said that not all of his experiences with UHS have been negative, he maintains, "If I was in a car accident and my leg was broken, and I had a choice between going to UHS or a hospital 50 miles away, I would go to the hospital 50...
But the Marine investigation into the accident, obtained by TIME, points to an apparent culprit. According to a lengthy list of snafus detailed in the official probe, the Marines accuse Bell of allowing the helicopter to take off even though the Pentagon had ordered it grounded because of five urgent...
It's no accident that the paint has worn off DOOR CLOSE buttons in elevators throughout the country. At least that's Gleick's observation. We have become a clock-obsessed society, he argues, infected with "hurry sickness." Technological advances such as cell phones, microwaves and the Internet have only...