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...associate professor at Harvard, Herbert set out to dispel prevailing notions about the causes of anemia, a blood disorder most commonly caused by a lack of iron...
...Institute for Defence Studies in London, warns that the large numbers of Middle Eastern students in the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria "could be breeding grounds for terrorist activities." The arrest in London of a North African who had lived in Slovakia for a year did nothing to dispel these fears. Rabah Kadre and two other North African Muslims were arrested under the Terrorism Act, but their specific offense remained a mystery. British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dismissed reports that they had been plotting a cyanide-gas attack in the London Underground. But newspapers said they had received...
...decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to call new elections, it's highly unlikely there will be progress anytime soon on peace initiatives in the Middle East. But that doesn't mean the U.S. should be idle. If it is to gain trust in the Arab world and dispel the notion that it will support Israel no matter what, the Administration needs to spell out publicly what the Palestinians must do to win U.S. support for their longed-for state. Washington should also show what it believes the boundaries of such a state should be, with real maps...
...core curriculum, all undergraduates would have to read three philosophers—Descartes, Locke, Rousseau—and then reject much of what they learned. In The Blank Slate, released last month, MIT’s renowned cognitive psychologist plies the tools of his discipline to dispel pervasive myths about human nature. The book’s title comes from Locke’s famous belief that a baby’s mind is a “blank page” bereft of knowledge about the world. For Pinker, this utterly false notion has produced a suite of modern...
...staff members from schools with large concentrations of low-income students, the University can work to create a more welcoming image of Harvard in those areas. Those who visit will take their new impressions of Harvard back to their schools and their local neighborhoods, which may help to dispel misconceptions. Through this type of outreach, admissions can cultivate relationships with schools currently beyond the reach of Harvard’s recruiting and, as a result, encourage more low-income students to apply...