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...both confess, they each face a sentence of 15 years. If, on the other hand, neither talks, both will be freed in just a few months...

Author: By William B. Higgins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Philosopher Attacks Self-Interest | 10/25/2002 | See Source »

...traditional version of the prisoner’s dilemma, two accused prisoners are offered a chance to confess...

Author: By William B. Higgins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Philosopher Attacks Self-Interest | 10/25/2002 | See Source »

...gunpowder give off distinct X-ray signatures, and if they are there, the electron beam will spot them. The drawback? "You don't get to see the terror on people's faces when you pour hot paraffin on their hands," says Fischer. "I think it encouraged some people to confess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Science Solves Crimes | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...have to confess that my standards for “excellent” are not quite as stringent for a horror film as for movies of other genres. Most horror flicks, that is, are so comically awful that anything with a semi-coherent plot and reasonably good acting already qualifies as decent, and the scale goes up or down from there. So, while The Ring surely is not The Godfather, or even American Beauty, for what it is, it’s quite good and worth seeing...

Author: By Zachary S. Podolsky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Movie Worth Dying For | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

...This last number, I confess, has my heart. It's the cut I play over and over, at lease-breaking volume, and whose lyrics I copied so I could sing along. It's where the show's spirit finally shouts, after two-and-a-half-hours of clever smiling. It's the song that elevates, levitates, rejuvenates the Hairspray" audience and keeps them jumping through the curtain calls and inevitable encores. It's where rock'n roll could have gone, or should have stayed. It lets you sing along with the "Hairspray" sisterhood. And, since it's got a great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Let Us "Spray" | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

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