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...group were 20 percent less likely to show signs of cognitive decline during the two years tests were performed. Nondrinkers and heavier drinkers were not found conclusively to be at greater or less at risk of cognitive decline, and the type of alcoholic drink did not affect the risk factor...
Second, the hypothesis is that differences in abilities might be one out of several factors that explain differences in the statistical representation of men and women in various professions. It does not mean that it is the only factor. Still, if it is one factor, we cannot reflexively assume that different statistical representation of men and women in science and engineering is itself proof of discrimination. Incidentally, another sign that we are dealing with a taboo is that when it comes to this issue, ordinarily intelligent scientists suddenly lose their ability to think quantitatively and warp statistical hypotheses into crude...
...colleges struggle to get their students ready for real-world jobs, they are charging more for what they deliver. The resulting debt is a major factor in keeping twixters from moving on and growing up. Thirty years ago, most financial aid came in the form of grants, but now the emphasis is on lending, not on giving. Recent college graduates owe 85% more in student loans than their counterparts of a decade ago, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. In TIME's poll, 66% of those surveyed owed more than $10,000 when they graduated...
Indeed, the cost of the shuttles (in light of the shuttle’s low ridership) appears to be the administration’s primary factor in making decisions about the duration of nighttime shuttle service; the cost of running shuttles between 12:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. is about $35,000 per semester, according to McLoughlin. But student safety should be a far more important concern. Students who are schlepping from the River Houses to the Quad at 3:15 a.m. do not take the shuttle merely because of convenience; there are serious questions about the safety...
With the meet score at 70-68 in favor of Harvard, the 4 x 800 meter relay would be the deciding factor in the meet...