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Some will say that in the longer run, Wittgenstein's legacy will prove to be the more valuable. Perhaps it will. Wittgenstein, like any other charismatic thinker, continues to attract fanatics who devote their life to disagreeing with one another (and, presumably, with my brief summary) about the ultimate meaning of his words. These disciples cling myopically to their Wittgenstein, not realizing that there are many great Wittgensteins to choose from. My hero is the one who showed us new ways of being suspicious of our own convictions when confronting the mysteries of the mind. The fact remains that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN: Philosopher | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...between C and G--lay the key to replication. In the double helix, a single strand of genetic alphabet--say, CAT--is paired, rung by rung, with its complementary strand, GTA. When the helix unzips, the complementary strand becomes a template; its G, T and A bases naturally attract bases that amount to a carbon copy of the original strand, CAT. A new double helix has been built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Molecular Biologists WATSON & CRICK | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...Many KSG students say their school seems distinct from other Harvard graduate schools because the graduate school community, and the Institute of Politics (IOP) in particular, tend to attract both other members of the Harvard community and area residents...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles and Erica R. Michelstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Kennedy School Students Benefit From Outsiders | 3/23/1999 | See Source »

Many KSG students say their school seems distinct from other Harvard graduate schools because the graduate school community, and the Institute of Politics (IOP) in particular, tend to attract both other members of the Harvard community and area residents...

Author: By Sasha A. Haines-stiles and Erica R. Michelstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: KSG Students Appreciate Interaction With Community | 3/23/1999 | See Source »

...just 10 years, from $64,000 to $159,900. Once ranked by the National Association of Home Builders as among the most affordable U.S. cities for housing, Portland is now the third most expensive, just a bit cheaper than San Francisco. One reason is that the growth limits helped attract an influx of new residents, who bid up costs. But another is that developers can't build on cheaper acreage farther from town. And though the growth boundary has been widened, local builders complain that the added acreage falls well short of what a growing population needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brawl Over Sprawl | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

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