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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Man's growing interest in space and the universe is producing an ever-increasing list of theories on one of the biggest of all scientific questions: Why is the universe expanding? Why do its galaxies fly apart like marbles in an explosion, while the galaxies themselves do not expand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Hot Universe | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Clear Conscience. Even more significantly, CBS moved last week to clip the wings of non-quiz shows. President Frank Stanton announced that he wants CBS to dump all "deceptive" TV practices (including canned applause and canned laughter) unless the audience is informed of them beforehand. Stanton even lashed out at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Purity Kick | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

More Evidence. While not necessarily endorsing Murrow, many industry veterans wondered whether Stanton's definition of deception was not too broad. Said Writer-Producer Goodman Ace, whose opening Big Party earned Stanton's ire because it falsely purported to be a soiree at the Waldorf: "Does Mr. Stanton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Purity Kick | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

The edict blew up a storm all over Canada. Snapped the Toronto Telegram: "The idea that 'fat teachers aren't good teachers' is absolutely ridiculous. It smacks of sweeping generalization, always a bad habit, and dictates an inseparable link between appearance and intellect that does not exist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Spirit & Flesh | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

Needs & Wants. Not all Casbah scholars are social scientists. Recent alumni include M.I.T.'s noted Mathematician Claude Shannon and Literary Critic Mark Schorer, who worked on his biography of Novelist Sinclair Lewis. "Here I need no library," said Harvard Linguist Roman Jakobson. "If I have a question in psychology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Time to Think | 11/2/1959 | See Source »

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