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...years. His new book, Lucy's legacy: The Quest for Human Origins picks up where his 1981 New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginning of Humankind left off - posing thoughtful questions as to what exactly makes us who we are. TIME caught up with Dr. Johanson to discuss how our family tree has gotten a bit more bushy. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
...different ends of the literary world. One is an incisive critic, the other is a renowned author. And they’re married. FM caught up with them—as well as their five-year-old son, Lucien, out of school for a sick day—to discuss literature, criticism, and Harvard’s social scene.1. Fifteen Minutes: I notice you both teach class from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Mondays; do you carpool?Claire Messud: No, we haven’t.FM: Haven’t been bullied by the “Green...
Unless, that is, your industry of choice is holding talks called, "Fallen Sky." Today, the Shorenstein Center at the Kennedy School hosted New York Times media columnist David Carr, a man who knows a thing or two about rock bottom, to discuss the future of the journalism industry in the middle of the financial free fall...
Beverly Tatum, President of Spelman College, joined Harvard students yesterday to discuss issues of racial identity and education. Tatum is the author of “Choosing to be Black, the Ultimate White Privilege,” an essay about the decision of one white student to check the African American box on his college application. This year’s freshman class was required to read Tatum’s essay for freshman orientation. Tatum’s visit was intended to be a continuation of the conversations that took place in the fall. One issue addressed during...
...experience in Asia, Bosworth, 69, is a former Ambassador to South Korea who led the effort to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program in 1994 that resulted in the Agreed Framework treaty. Bosworth was dispatched Monday on his first mission to Asia; he is expected to discuss ways to best bring momentum to the deadlocked six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament involving the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States...