Word: developable
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...meeting underscored the long-standing tensions between Harvard and its neighbors, who have clashed over the years as the University’s need to develop has conflicted with local residents’ desires to protect their already-cramped space...
...says he is considering writing a “memoir-like” book on education and intends to develop a general education course on information and its impact on science and society...
Hernan said previous studies have found that smokers and coffee drinkers are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease—at least among men. This has led some scientists to posit that the disease is positively correlated with a certain personality type whose tendency is to avoid addictive behaviors...
...studies have shown so far that caffeine does reduce the likelihood that mice will develop certain diseases, while alcohol has had no effect. But Hernan cautioned that such theories are still “based on speculation,” and at this point, it is too early to draw any conclusions...
Another area they are seeking to develop is the psychology of video games. “When you read a book or watch a movie,” says Truelson, “you form connections with certain characters, and get emotionally involved in what happens to them. I asked myself: why don’t those same connections form with characters in video games?” In the same vein, the group is bent on increasing flexibility in video games. Games like the Mario Brothers series, in which the character follows a single linear path, give the player...