Word: explaining
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...course, I don’t think I did explain how fiction works,” Harvard professor James Wood told an overflowing room of Cambridge locals, students, and fans at the Harvard Bookstore last night, while discussing his latest book “How Fiction Works.” “In my defense, I did not want the book to be called ‘How Fiction Works,’” Wood, who is also a literary critic for The New Yorker, joked. In fact, Wood’s intended title for the book?...
...bill’s journey from draft to federal law has always been my favorite. Harvard has a very different process for passing a bill, and by a bill I mean a change in policy. Unfortunately the administration has not yet come up with a helpful song to explain it, but this somewhat convoluted process can facilitate important discussion as long as everyone involved with it is candid about his or her views from the outset. In addition, Dean of the College, Evelyn Hammonds has both the perspective of a faculty member and a background in administration at the Provost?...
...good news is that you don't need a Ph.D. in climatology to understand what needs to be done. If you can grasp the bathtub analogy, you can understand how to stop global warming. The burden is on scientists to better explain in clear English the dynamics of the climate system, and how to affect it. (Sterman says that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's landmark report last year was "completely inadequate" on this score.) As for the rest of us, we should try to remember that sometimes common sense isn't a match for science...
...religion. “If there is no God, and the basis of kindness is evolutionary development, what does it really matter if I don’t leave a tip?” Wolpe asked Pinker. Pinker addressed the issue of generosity from a psychological standpoint. He explained that people are altruistic for three reasons: because they want others to reciprocate, because others’ judgements pressure them, and because they must commit to moral principles to win others’ trust. “The ultimate way to show that you have integrity is to have integrity...
Palin, Sarah •Alaska is charged for children's travel expenses by •Beluga whale is declared an endangered species despite the objections of •delight at finding self in "pro-America area" of the country is expressed by •inability to explain what a precondition is of •ncreasing fears about and unpopularity of •long-time desire to have son named "Zamboni" is revealed by •release of medical records of is promised and reneged on by •self-identified as intellectual by •utter ignorance of the actual duties of the job being sought is displayed...