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...choice are all of the questions that we began with in trying to determine the probability of the extraterrestrial life. Aczel gives no convincing reason why we should choose one in a trillion as our base probability, and we really have no way of knowing whether his number is correct even to a few orders of magnitude. With so many uncertainties involved, Aczel's statistical argument is attractive, but it does not warrant his unqualified conclusion that, "The probability of extraterrestrial life is 1.00, or a number that for all purposes is 1.00. We are not alone...
...existence of extraterrestrial life, it is, in essence, simply a mathematical restatement of Ellie's comment in Contact--"The Universe is a pretty big place...so if it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space." The argument makes sense. It's conclusion is probably even correct. But Aczel's calculation does not answer any of the key questions that have existed, and that continue to exist, in the search for extraterrestrial life...
...advisory committee's proposal is also designed to correct an outdated assumption about retirement savings...
...renovation plans also include exterior improvements to the museums to "present a better face to Cambridge" and "to correct the tendency of Harvard to present its backdoor to the community," he said...
...Curve Ball for Foreign Students" (Editorial Notebook, Nov. 4): The writer argues that making baseball knowledge a prerequisite for solving problems "introduces a cultural bias." He couldn't be more, correct. It is the same cultural bias that first-year required to take the T to the MFA to view an exhibit need to overcome. All students, whether for Chicago or Namibia, make an adjustment when they arrive here at Harvard...