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...impossible for us to become sharper risk handicappers. For one thing, we can take the time to learn more about the real odds. Baruch Fischhoff, professor of social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, recently asked a panel of 20 communications and finance experts what they thought the likelihood of human-to-human transmission of avian flu would be in the next three years. They put the figure at 60%. He then asked a panel of 20 medical experts the same question. Their answer: 10%. "There's reason to be critical of experts," Fischhoff says, "but not to replace...
...Baruch Y. Shemtov ’09, a plane’s collision into a high-rise apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side yesterday hit too close to home. A plane owned by New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed into Belaire Condominiums, where Shemtov lives with his father. The crash killed Lidle and his flight instructor. “The plane hit literally a floor above my apartment,” Shemtov said. His father, who was not home during the crash, was allowed to enter the building around 6 p.m. last night...
Civilized man, faced with a public danger of man's own making, turns to law; the U.S. and its allies turned there very early in their efforts to deal with the danger of atomic weapons. On June 14, 1946, the U.S. proposed in the United Nations the Baruch plan. Main features: i) the U.S. would turn its (then) atomic monopoly over to an international agency (with no veto power for members), and 2) the agreements of the atomic powers would be guaranteed by a workable system of inspection. This was no show-window design; it was perhaps the most...
Even if, as New believes, abortion rates decline more quickly in particular states because of parental involvement laws, these supposed benefits would probably only exist on paper. When abortion rates in one state fall upon the enactment of such laws, Dr. Ted Joyce of Baruch College has found, the decline is “matched by an increase in minors getting abortions out of state...
...Elmira, N.Y. “Relative to peers in the fashion industry, Hilfiger’s admirable. But on a global level, there are many people who don’t wait to make millions before giving back,” Wattie told The Crimson after the speech. But Baruch Shemtov ’09, a designer of his own line of ties, called Hilfiger’s speech “captivating” and said that he was impressed by Hilfiger’s personal contributions. Hilfiger also joined members of the Foundation and select students for lunch...