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...warmth can only be chilling for so long. Perhaps Saturday’s strange weather was a manifestation of a global phenomenon that may one day end life on earth as we know it. Perhaps it wasn’t. Either way, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of casual indifference to civilization’s impending doom. A beautiful day in the middle of January is like a baby lion: it may become dangerous, but for now it’s just lots of fun. At the moment, global warming doesn’t seem...
...difference in other people's lives. To that end, we are starting a section called The Power of One, in which we report on how individuals can make a positive contribution to their communities, their cities, their nations and the world. The revered economist Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, who led the U.N. Millennium Project, will be a regular contributor. This week he writes a moving piece about what it would take to rid Africa of malaria and the cycle of desperation the disease creates...
...international financial system? Many experts would dismiss the idea as mere doom mongering. A full-scale war, they say, is one of those "10-sigma" (10 standard deviation) events that are so rare they lie outside the domain of risk management. Like an asteroid hitting the earth or a global influenza pandemic, a really big war belongs in the realm of uncertainty. You just can't price...
...could use a relaxation class. He might be the most stressed-out superstar on earth. Personal tragedy has weighed on his mind this season. An aunt to whom Tomlinson was very close died suddenly in June, and his wife's aunt passed away later in the summer. On a less personal level, the expectations of a sun-splashed, championship-starved San Diego-- the Chargers have never won a Super Bowl, the Padres a World Series--fall squarely on Tomlinson's stout shoulders...
...When I tell this to people, they always say, “Well, that’s probably true, Brigit, but how on earth do you get people to ‘view’ women as leaders? Get all the men on campus together and say, ‘Hey guys, girls are really smart and cool, too. You should start thinking of them as leaders and asking them to run for stuff?’ Give me a break.” Those people have a point—telling men to support women candidates...