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Grade inflation—that Loch Ness monster of Harvard perennially sighted by those who recall the days of the “Gentleman’s C”—has yet again reared its head. In a letter to the Faculty of Arts and Science last...
For scholars, the Digital Universe is an opportunity to publish their work and educate the public on topics they've spent years studying. It can be disheartening when scholars find inaccurate information on the Web in their topic area. "A lot of information is by those I call the invisibles...
The crisis prompted Mayor Ray Nagin this week to issue an impassioned plea to Louisiana's Governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, for a centrally located crisis intervention unit, either in a reopened third floor at Charity or in a designated section of University Hospital, an L.S.U. medical school affiliate that houses...
But despite the overwhelming evidence available in favor of the CFL over the incandescent bulb, resistance continues. The major hold-up is a collective action problem; people are asking: How is changing my light bulbs going to make a difference when there are so many bigger, more harmful systems harming...
Moreover, switching to CFLs could potentially produce a major impact, if everyone does it. And even if not, the individual stands to reduce energy costs significantly. But, more importantly, changing our light bulbs could be the first step in a vital process: getting everyone in the habit of factoring the...