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...weekend's big bang came from the Starship Enterprise. Buoyed by enthusiastic reviews, embraced by both Trek illuminati and infidel civilians alike, the new space adventure earned sage nods of commendation for the director who had modernized a middle-age franchise: J.J. Abrams, the TV-drama mogul of Alias, Lost and Fringe and a member of that ultra-exclusive club, the TIME 100. "J.J. Abrams is officially the Lazarus of movie directors," proclaimed box office stats swami Steve Mason - though Abrams' only other retooling, Mission: Impossible III, was the lowest-grossing of that action trio...
...appropriate authorities” to properly weigh interests against values through their own beneficent intelligence. If students don’t subscribe to a decision, the proper response is to shout our values from the rooftops. Indeed, facing a college administration that came of academic age in the sixties and seventies, little else but “radicalism” would suffice to convince such college functionaries that an opinion is indeed deeply held. It may ultimately be that some limited quantity of layoffs is a necessary evil in this economic storm, but at the richest university in the world...
Remarkably, the power of stereotype threat was enough to overcome true aptitude: even people who, according to screening tests conducted before the experiment, generally had good working memories and weren't prone to anxiety - in short, great test-takers - performed worse after being reminded of their age. The power of stereotype is so strong that it can overwhelm many of our other traits, which means that what you learned in kindergarten is true: you're only as good as you expect...
...these lies? Sure. They are the psychological equivalent of political spin. The cold facts are that as you age, you will begin to lose your capacity for working memory, just as you will lose muscle mass, eye strength and balance. We call this aging, and none of us will escape it. But the new study reminds us of the power of belief: People can be persuaded to believe either positive or negative stereotypes, and it can have a real impact on their performance in life...
Even at 70, Charles Nesson—“Charlie” his students call him, could hardly be called old. Aside from a head of white hair, combed back off a high forehead, Nesson shows few signs of his age. He has his scooter that he drives to work, his iPod, his online virtual-reality avatar “Eon.” He plays online Poker and listens to Radiohead. He talks about Bob Marley. The professor’s words come slowly, but they are razor sharp, and they have the weight of consideration on them...