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...pointed out, we're not very good at making these predictions. We use measurements like IQ or the SAT or the Wonderlic test, and we're unable to determine if a budding lawyer or a budding quarterback is going to be any good. How can we get better at making predictions? Certain kinds of predictions are impossible. If you want to find out if someone can do the job, you have to let them do the job. We should be experimenting with people too. I feel very strongly about the notion that if you want to find the best teachers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Author Malcolm Gladwell | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...consumed in moderation. And while cyclamate is still banned in the U.S., many other countries still allow it; it can even be found in the Canadian version of Sweet'n Low. Low-calorie additives won't make you thinner or curb your appetite. But they help unsweetened food taste better without harming you. And that's sweet enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Artificial Sweeteners Really That Bad for You? | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

According to Kroop, the UC is also interested in better understanding how the $140,000 allocated to HoCos every year is spent, and if and how it might be spent more effectively...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Embarks on HoCo Outreach | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...addition to the HoCo liaisons, freshmen representatives will be expected to table biweekly in Annenberg to better reach out to their constituencies...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Embarks on HoCo Outreach | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...Other Republicans, like economist Kevin Hassett, a former adviser to McCain's presidential campaign, say it might be better to focus on policy fixes that could have long-term impacts, not just short-term impacts. "You can have a stimulus every quarter from now until we go bankrupt," Hassett said. "But would that be good policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White House Readies a Stealth Stimulus | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

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