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Social norms help explain the attraction of opt-out 401(k)s as well: it's not just that we're too lazy to check a box but also that we assume the default is the accepted thing to do. Obama's push to weatherize millions of homes - another stimulus bonanza - will require new norms. In Oregon, a countywide program to upgrade windows and insulation at almost no cost to homeowners got a tepid response. But after an intense mobilization campaign - through citizen councils, churches and Girl Scouts who went door-to-door asking residents why they hadn't weatherized...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama Is Using the Science of Change | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...more detailed analysis of the results, check out Thursday’s print edition of The Crimson...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Admissions: An Ivy Comparison | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...cooling atoms with laser lights. He was confirmed for his cabinet post by the U.S. Senate in January. Chu had previously served as a head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and as a professor at Stanford and Berkeley The Harvard Alumni Association chooses the speaker. —Check TheCrimson.com for updates throughout...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Energy Secretary To Headline Commencement Ceremonies | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...saunter into class, smug in the knowledge that that insufferable Michael Gary in your math class won't be joining you at the a cappella jam in a couple of weeks.  Until you find out it's Michael Gehry.  Then you'd best check again...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child | Title: We Cracked Harvard Admissions | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...communiqué but also two detailed annexes on how a tighter regulatory regime would work. But the key to success, Merkel added at her closing press conference, would be how those measures are implemented. "That's why I'm glad we've agreed to another G-20 meeting, to check our progress," she said. A date and venue for the next meeting have not yet been set. (See pictures behind the scenes with the Obamas in England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the G-20 Succeeded — And Why It Matters | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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