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...committing only minimally (or not at all) to each of them. Yet it would be absurd to conclude from this fact that men are morally justified in exploiting and abandoning women! Similarly, Darwinism might help us to understand why some women seek out abortions, but it does not automatically follow that those abortion are good moral choices. Morality can be informed by science, but it cannot be reduced to science. Pro-lifers point to the authority of science to show that the entire genetic basis of a new human life is present from the moment of conception. Thoughtful commentators...
...Following the College’s decision to dismantle its early admissions program, current high school juniors, the first students who will apply under the unified system, say the change could prove costly by turning potential applicants away from Harvard and towards schools that maintain the program. Those who apply early to schools generally enjoy a higher rate of admission, an advantage that those seeking entrance into Harvard’s Class of 2012 will not benefit from. For the Class of 2010, Harvard admitted 21 percent of its early applicants, but accepted only 9.3 percent of its regular applicants...
...Like Father, Like Daughter? Not if I Can Help It Those of us physicians who feel the heavy bureaucratic burden of medicine are much less likely to encourage our children to follow in our footsteps
...Statistical Thermodynamics,” don’t swoon for the lower course number. Chem 161 is something of a physics-lite course, replete with a handful of physics concentrators. Give it a chance if you can hack a few Taylor expansions, or just appreciate the easy-to-follow full-color lecture handouts. The biological applications will at least keep your ears up, and Prof. Xioawei Zhuang is one of the perkier members of the department. If, however, you prefer consulting numerical tables to learning a few easy integrals, stick to Chem 60.A warning: one intermediate course...
...Frank Lloyd Wright and the Modern City and Suburb.” The class features some hard grading, but Professor Neil Levine is interesting and knowledgeable. There’s a lot of reading, but you don’t need to do all of it to follow along. B-51 and B-34 are both good choices if you’re willing to make a bit of an effort to get something interesting out of your Core. On the other side of the scale, there’s Lit and Arts...