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Economics Department Chair John Y. Campbell moderated a spirited discussion between Economic Professors Jeremey C. Stein and Kenneth S. Rogoff, and History Professor Niall C. D. Ferguson. The panel touched upon poor short-term investment strategies in western countries, faulty “fire marshalling” of these investments, and China’s comparatively better economic health...
Laskey said that he does not think crews at the facility initially thought to call the fire department—instead, they focused on containing the oil, he said—but Laskey acknowledged that the criticism was warranted...
Last May, Wrangham wrote “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human,” a book about the impact of cooking on human evolution. He said traveling to Tanzania will allow him to study the effects of fire directly...
During their year-long leave, Wrangham and Ross will spend two months in Tanzania studying the Hazda hunter-gatherer people, focusing primarily on their intense dependence on fire. The pair plans to attach themselves to a Hazda camp, where Wrangham will shadow the men and Ross will follow the women of the community...
...screen in the center of the dashboard with an animation that shows how much energy the car is recycling as you drive it. If one of your employees were really efficient but throughout the day kept standing up in his cubicle and yelling, "I am really efficient!" you would fire him. Or punch him in the steering wheel. The car on Knight Rider wasn't as arrogant as the Prius. You know why Priuses don't make any noise? Because they'll only talk to other Priuses...