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...brain waves consist of loops of activation between the cortex (the wrinkled surface of the brain) and the thalamus (the cluster of hubs at the center that serve as input-output relay stations). Large, slow, regular waves signal a coma, anesthesia or a dreamless sleep; smaller, faster, spikier ones correspond to being awake and alert. These waves are not like the useless hum from a noisy appliance but may allow consciousness to do its job in the brain. They may bind the activity in far-flung regions (one for color, another for shape, a third for motion) into a coherent...
...told has some of the cleanest prostitutes in central Asia. Cohen himself looks vaguely Muslim (Cohen is actually half-Israeli and half-Welsh) and his character Borat is incredibly out of sync with Western mores. Borat’s blend of misogyny, anti-Semitism, and general backwardness all carefully correspond with American stereotypes of Islam. Importantly, these are not always traits that Americans impute indiscriminately to all other cultures...
...Facebook users supported Webb. Last week’s election yielded Webb 49.6 percent of the vote.In four of six governorship races highlighted by Facebook, users also supported the Democratic candidates. Those races were Arizona, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Only in Texas and Michigan did user choices not correspond with the actual results.Dick M. DeVos, the Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, was the only Republican among these races who received a majority of the vote from Facebook participants, with 50.4 percent. But Jennifer M. Granholm, a 1987 Harvard Law School grad, bested him by more than 10 percentage points.Election...
...good way to start would be by doing away with the meaningless (sub)-zero to mid-twenties numbers that identify women’s clothing sizes but do not correspond to any actual part of a woman’s body. Obviously, wearing a size two does not mean that one’s waist is two inches in circumference. Instead, clothing companies should make the switch to the practices of men’s sizes—base the numbers on waist and height measurements. That way, women will have a consistent, concrete basis through which to understand their...
...nothing has changed about that.”A spokesman for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Robert P. Mitchell, confirmed Shleifer’s new title yesterday. The Boston Globe first reported the change on Friday.Harvard economics professors said that the move would likely not correspond with a cut in Shleifer’s salary, and it was unclear whether Shleifer had been penalized in any other way by the University. FAS officials and Shleifer declined to comment on the details of the professor’s punishment. The Crimson first reported the conclusion of a months-long investigation...