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...Daniel Gunther, "Ashley has no concept of these things." But he is talking as a scientist; the philosopher uses different tools. Just because autonomy doesn't show up on an X-ray doesn't mean it can't be harmed by a scalpel. And if rights are inalienable, they exist whether the patient is aware of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pillow Angel Ethics, Part 2 | 1/9/2007 | See Source »

...into a competitive advantage. Today, with gas prices nearing 1970s levels and customers turning to fuel-efficient cars, it pays to be green once again. But Fukui was thinking beyond this year's balance sheets. If business continued with business as usual, he warned, "society will not let us exist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Business Saw the Light | 1/5/2007 | See Source »

Assuredly, there exist both men and women who have academic backgrounds, leadership experience, and dynamism that would make them excellent Harvard presidents. A woman, however, would be the only candidate who had faced and overcome the obstacles that modern sexism presents: those that half of Harvard’s student body will likely face. Harvard has been trying, with limited success, to confront the problem through efforts such as the new Women’s Center. But a female president’s firsthand knowledge of how to overcome such obstacles would make her the best-equipped candidate to lead...

Author: By Justine R. Lescroart | Title: Beyond a Women’s Center | 1/5/2007 | See Source »

...Internet as it exists today is far from shockproof. It has been built by independent consortia of private telecom companies and investors, and network design has been driven by economics. Reliability is important, of course, but intercontinental cable systems can cost billions of dollars, so they tend to connect to countries where demand is greatest and they often lack costly parallel backup circuits that would be underused most of the time. Vulnerabilities exist, and the recent quake found a chink in the armor. It struck in the Luzon Strait south of Taiwan, an area that has an unusual concentration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hanging by a Thread | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

...Johnny Depp gets, he's a bargain for Disney." The leads also lend emotional continuity to the new episodes. "I really don't think you can change the actors," says Brett Ratner, director of the Rush Hour films. "Without Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, Rush Hour 3 would not exist. There's no Jet Li-- Chris Rock version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year of The 3quel | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

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