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...still alive, we don't fully understand it," says Levi. The British government has already asked Pakistan to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency access to Khan. Previous such requests went nowhere. Pakistan's foreign ministry has said it now considers the Khan affair a closed chapter...
...Using a mathematical formula called autocorrelation, Hildebrand would send sound waves into the ground and record their reflections, providing an accurate map of potential drill sites. It's a technique that saves oil companies lots of money and allowed Hildebrand to retire at 40. He was debating the next chapter of his life at a dinner party when a guest challenged him to invent a box that would allow her to sing in tune. After he tinkered with autocorrelation for a few months, Auto-Tune was born in late...
...Telling Lies” may, by comparison, seem less impressive and definitive. The fact that Ekman’s theories are often supported by fictional examples also weakens the book’s quality as a guide to catching liars in real life. In the first chapter, Ekman uses an incident between characters Jerry and Ruth in the John Updike ’54 novel, “Marry Me,” to illustrate the importance of concealing strong emotion while lying. Ekman muses on several hypothetical scenarios based on this incident in the book, but the fact that...
...week before the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, students from across the University gathered to re-charter the Harvard chapter of the historic organization last night. In front of nearly 75 attendees, HLS student James A. Nortey addressed the lack of social justice and civil rights initiatives on campus. “This is Harvard University. How can there not be an NAACP?” Nortey asked. The organization’s current on-campus absence may be part of a larger statewide trend. Once known for bitter anti-discrimination battles...
...work in Hollywood, the Harvard name opens doors to an industry that has proven notoriously hard to crack. “Harvard is an invaluable resource. It creates an instant connect and instant trust,” said Madeleine Bennett ’11, president of the undergraduate chapter of Harvardwood, a non-profit organization for Harvard students, alums, and staff interested in careers on or behind the silver screen. But the formalized, extensive alumni network that now supports current students was not always in place. Years ago, informal networks were predominant—and for some alums, these structures...