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...tell you why it really wasn't"? I held Sasha's arm and watched his face as the plaster cast hardened. He was tripping, staring into the mystical middle distance, breathing deep and easy. Was this the face of the next Timothy Leary or Aldous Huxley? Was it my fault...
...scientific debate over global warming may largely be over, but the ethical debate rages on. Some NGOs and their political sympathizers insist that climate change is the fault of the affluent who must atone for the sin of industrialization. No unnecessary travel, thermostats turned down, no luxury homes or supersized SUVs. This call for penance is combined with fantasies of sudden, miraculous technological change. Many too easily accept the argument that only by limiting economic growth can we achieve real solutions. This thinking is deeply misguided. First, the technological quick fix simply isn't coming, and second, it defies human...
...suffered as a result. Today, a motion will go before the Faculty to enact substantive and extensive reform of the course evaluation process. We strongly encourage the Faculty to attend the meeting and usher Harvard’s course evaluation system into a new and more effective era.The chief fault of the current course evaluation system is that professors are not required to open their courses up to evaluation by students. The opportunity for students to evaluate their professors and Teaching Fellows (TFs) is an unusual role-reversal that allows for reflection and pedagogical improvement, not simply for what Professor...
...Choral Fantasy” started with a cadenza-like, improvisatory section for unaccompanied piano. Elkies’s dramatic opening begged for more dynamic contrast, but by no fault of his own. For logistical purposes, the top of the grand piano had been removed, which drastically reduced the projection of its sound into the audience. However, this shortcoming did not severely diminish the introduction’s effectiveness—especially since Elkies was very sensitive to the ends of his phrases, often tapering off in delicate pianissimos...
...from a decade ago, however, is that most developing nations know just how vulnerable they are to the consequences of climate change - including a China facing a long-term water crisis. That could lead down the road to acceptance of some sort on non-mandatory responsibilities, such as no-fault emissions targets that reward success but don't punish failure, and that could provide just enough political cover for a new U.S. Administration to take the lead on climate change...