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Probably the single biggest pitfall of prognostication is the assumption that current trends will extend indefinitely into the future, like those high rates of firewood consumption. Another peril is basing forecasts on assumptions about what science might be capable of producing without taking into account what people will actually welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Future Schlock | 10/15/1992 | See Source »

.Dropping the proposed ban on the incineration of lead batteries, the source of over half of the lead in U.S. garbage. While incinerated lead helps cause high levels of lead in the blood of 400,000 babies each year, Quayle's council reported that the ban "did not meet the...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: Don't Pity the Poor Potato Head | 9/26/1992 | See Source »

But everlasting love is not impossible, somesay. The LaRajas are proof that love does exist atHarvard, They advise students to get involved inextracurricular activities. Then, says Taryn, "youstart as friends, instead of basing it on looks,like at a party."

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: NO MIDDLE GROUND | 6/4/1992 | See Source »

However, a number of scholars and government officials found serious problems with the study's methodology. Basing their findings on an unusually small population sample, the researchers employed a "parametric" model that had never before been used to predict behavior. In fact, the study's authors did not include the...

Author: By Maggie S. Tucker, | Title: A Subtle Attack on Women | 12/12/1991 | See Source »

But a majority of the Committee opted for the original proposal of distributing condoms on school grounds. Henrietta Davis, who headed the subcommittee, said most members came to that conclusion after basing their decision on the medical point of view.

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: Leading the Charge | 12/10/1991 | See Source »

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