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What's more, Bailenson's research suggests that the qualities you acquire online - whether it's confidence or insecurity - can spill over and change your conduct in the real world, often without your awareness. Bailenson has found that even 90 seconds spent chatting it up with avatars is enough to elicit behavioral changes offline - at least in the short term. "When we cloak ourselves in avatars, it subtly alters the manner in which we behave," says Bailenson. "It's about self-perception and self-confidence." But researchers are still trying to figure out the psychological mechanisms at work, and which...
...will force the military junta that, in one guise or another, has ruled Burma for decades to change its ways: win the trust of its citizens, and devote its resources not to sustaining a bloated, corrupt military but to helping people live better lives. But assessing how governments will conduct themselves is not like the common law, where precedents accrete until they solidify into doctrine that shapes future conduct. The dreadful famine in North Korea in the 1990s, for instance, did nothing to change the outlook of the brutal regime in Pyongyang...
...grants. Flores also said the surplus was not due to funding cuts. “We’re funding more on a weekly basis,” Flores said, adding that FiCom has been more consistent with its funding policies this year. Britt said the UC will still conduct its annual review of funding practices. —Staff writer Chelsea L. Shover can be reached at clshover@fas.harvard.edu...
After failing to draw the numbers necessary to conduct official votes at almost a third of its meetings in the past four years, the Faculty considered lowering its quorum standards for attendance at its meeting last month, only to find themselves below the attendance threshold once again...
...Specifically, time to think during junior year is important for potential thesis writers. Without the constant demands of papers and midterms, juniors studying abroad have time to refine thesis topics and conduct original research far before they have to choose an advisor or commit to a topic. Very few non-study abroad students have this luxury. In particular, making headway on thesis research during junior year is useful for students who wish to hold summer internships before their senior year. Students who spend that final summer working often find themselves back at Harvard in September with...