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...Chinese-born M.I.T. scientist who decided to teach himself to read spectrograms (computer-enhanced versions of the electrical wave forms of speech) as if they were words. This was no easy task. While spectrograms made by one person repeating the same word look alike, those made by another differ considerably. Zue discovered, however, that no matter how unlike spectrograms appear, they all have certain features in common. For example, the s in stop will appear as a dark rectangular wedge, no matter who is talking. Zue eventually cataloged hundreds of these identifying features, learning to recognize syllables, words, even whole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: His Master's (Digital) Voice | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

Thanks to the new legislation, the Two-Thirds Twist will grind to a halt in 1989. Until then, the Registrar's Office will compute students' honors according to each set of rules, awarding the higher degree where the outcomes differ. Somehow, it's hard to conceive of the new system working to any one individual's advantage--but it should work to everyone's collective advantage, eliminating the loopholes by which some undergraduates cop inflated degrees...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: Johnny Cum Laude | 3/21/1985 | See Source »

...election, one of only two special elections statewide, boasts a close race between three of the four progressive Democratic candidates who seem to differ more in their political experience than in their views of the issues facing the Roxbury and North Dorchester area...

Author: By Charles E. Cohen, | Title: State's Poorest District Votes Today | 3/12/1985 | See Source »

Weapons that could attack the warheads differ somewhat by stage of flight, but--and this is a faintly cheering thought to Star Wars researchers--most are $ adaptable to more than one phase. The systems that could zap missiles in boost generally could also hit warheads in post-boost, mid-course and perhaps even re-entry phases. A rundown of the potential missile and warhead killers that are getting the most attention from scientists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exploring the High-Tech Frontier | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

...York last week published a tart reply from Rukeyser. He claimed Dorfman wrote an "attempted hatchet job" because he had been dropped from the show. Wrote Rukeyser: "I have been reminding viewers each week that no recommendations are guaranteed, that analysts differ, that nobody bats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investments: Tempest Over Tipsters | 2/4/1985 | See Source »

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