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Public understanding of autism research suffers from two perennial complications: correlational studies and press releases. The report cited in your story is the latest example of both these foibles. The correlational style of argument is as apt to establish that, say, ice-cream sales cause homicides, since both peak at the same time of year. The long list of supposed causes of autism touted in the press has given parents false hope or, worse, false guilt, while damaging autism science and the public's trust...
Your cover image was an apt metaphor for the governing style of the Republican majority in Congress [Oct. 16]. Its members have bullied, lied, changed rules, twisted arms and done everything possible to retain power, without consideration for the minority Democrats or the nation as a whole. The G.O.P. has violated the principles it once stood for--especially fiscal conservatism--and now stands only for clinging to power...
...astounding transformation; and, finally "The Prestige," in which perhaps a life, but certainly the illusionist's always tenuous hold on his audience, is held in thrilling and suspenseful balance. This narrative structure analogizes rather neatly to the customary three-act movie plot and it is both clever and apt of Nolan (he of the backwardly told Memento) to underscore this point...
Other businesses are signing on too, some choosing scents that carry apt connotations for particular products they want to sell, a technique called billboarding. Bloomingdale's, for instance, billboards the smell of baby powder in its infant-clothing department, while hints of lilac and coconut waft around the department store's intimate-apparel and swimsuit displays. One of ScentAir's most popular aromas, freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies, has been adopted widely by sellers of model houses and real estate agents in North Carolina to make prospective buyers feel at home the instant they walk in. Upscale ice cream chain...
Teach for America faces a problem: how do you lure top students at top schools away from cushy jobs? The solution it has found involves targeting apt candidates and pursuing them with Kopp’s zeal...