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...more frequently discussed problems is the threat to the "balance" between various kinds of knowledge and fields of learning. Too much money channelled into the natural sciences, according to the theory, might lead to an overwhelming increase in the science Faculty -- an increase which would dwarf the humanities and the social sciences...
...cortisone tends to shut down the pituitary gland, source of the all-important growth hormone. In five years, Betty grew only four inches. Off cortisone for a while, she grew five more, but after that she seemed condemned to live out her life as a 4-ft. 1-in. dwarf...
...last week's Massachusetts show, compactness was the key word. Small gardens that take less money and less work were featured. Harvard's Arnold Arboretum brought in an educational exhibit of miniature evergreens and shrubs; on view were dwarf pines, holly, juniper, azaleas, rhododendrons, all of which have been trained to grow slowly and lowly. But some old favorites were holding their own nicely. Said George Taloumias. Horticultural Society spokesman: "African violets are still the No. 1 house plant, as far as I can make...
...each pair of stars, Dr. Kraft thinks, is probably a white dwarf: a star that has burned so thoroughly that it now consists chiefly of "degenerate" matter, denser than anything known on earth. This remarkable stuff weighs thousands of pounds per cubic inch. The nova's degenerate core is extremely hot, but its surface is covered with a thin, rather cool layer of normal matter. The other star of each pair is all normal matter, mostly hydrogen, and just about the same weight and size as the sun. In many cases, Dr. Kraft is sure the two stars...
...larger star whirls through its tight orbit, it spins hydrogen off its surface. Some of this gas is attracted by the white dwarf's intense gravitation. When the layer thickens, some of the hydrogen is forced down into contact with the star's degenerate core, which is as hot as the heart of an exploding H-bomb. Suddenly a nuclear reaction races through the hydrogen, turning it into helium and releasing a vast amount of energy. The little dwarf star flares up. many times brighter than its great partner. Once the crisis is over the stars waltz peacefully...