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...threat-simulation theory, first presented in 2000, "is built on the actual empirical evidence we have concerning the content of dreams," Revonsuo says. "It's surprising how many theories of dreaming there are that are not based on any systematic review of the evidence." He cites studies showing that, typically, dreams are too seldom sweet, and that negative feelings, dangerous scenarios and aggression are over-represented. Based on ongoing work with PhD student Katja Valli, Revonsuo estimates that the average "non-traumatized" young adult has, conservatively, 300 threat-simulation dreams a year. In the dreams of both men and women...
Like residents of Berlin during the airlift, inhabitants of Erbil-the capital of the Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq-get a little flutter in their hearts when they see planes coming in to land. Built after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, Erbil's international airport is a symbol to Kurds that their years of isolation as an oppressed ethnic minority are over, and that the Kurdish region, unlike the rest of Iraq, is open for business. Passengers flying into Baghdad have to endure a corkscrew landing to avoid possible surface-to-air-missiles. But a trip to Erbil...
...Kirkuk. The city is less than a two-hour drive from Erbil, but the road trip into the other Iraq is a spooky one. To the left, there's a chain of forts left over from the Iran-Iraq war, crumbling masonry monsters that look like they were built according to World War I specifications. The Hamreen mountains to the right are practically deserted save for a series of sentry posts silhouetted along the ridgeline. And waiting straight ahead at the gates of Kirkuk is a natural-gas flare, an eternal flame that the locals call Babagurgur-which...
...Connecticut College (1-6) last night in New London, Conn. Utilizing a smothering press, the Crimson contained the Camel offense by never letting it get down the pool. Rather, the Harvard defense forced multiple Connecticut turnovers and then converted them into easy scores. After one quarter the Crimson had built up a 4-1 lead. The second quarter was even more impressive as Harvard went on a 4-0 run to extend its lead to a commanding 8-1 advantage. The second half continued with more of the same as the Camels struggled to answer the Crimson?...
...beneficial consolidation of freshman housing. Discontinuing the long tradition of housing first-year Harvard students in Mass. Hall both undermines the building’s long tradition of housing students and indicates a sad transfer of energy away from the integration of students and administrators. Mass. Hall—built in 1720—is the oldest standing building at Harvard and the second-oldest standing academic building in the United States (behind the Wren Building at The College of William and Mary). Originally constructed as a dormitory for students, the building was used as housing for soldiers during...