Word: affectedness
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As is customary with science, the experts are loath to jump to conclusions until all the data is in and all the causes and effects are connected. Scientists almost universally agree that the earth has warmed by about one degree Fahrenheit in this century. Some attribute that to the so...
Praising the Harvard-Radcliffe merger announced in April, many undergraduate women have for years said they identify more closely with Harvard, where they have lived and attended classes. Even so, undergraduates will be affected by the new arrangement, though just how remains unclear.
But a remarkable experiment performed in 1962 by Canadian psychologist Brenda Milner proved that H.M. can form new memories of a very specific sort. For many days running, she asked him to trace a design while looking in a mirror. As far as H.M. knew, the task was a brand...
Before Washington journalism turned into blood sport and politics turned into an exercise in serial lying, there was a fairly firm understanding by the press that personal failings were none of the public's business unless misbehavior affected the performance of public duties. Because there was so little competition, the...
The last avenue of relief--personal bankruptcy--is about to get tougher too. Congress is close to passing a controversial bill that would make it harder for average Americans to write off bad credit-card debt, though Visa and others insist only well-off deadbeats would be affected.