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After earning his stripes teaching at both Princeton and Brown, Harvard’s math department offered him tenure in 1985—and he accepted. He won the MacArthur Fellowship’s “Genius Grant” a year later. This fall, Kirby appointed him dean of undergraduate education, and Gross acquired a new office on the first-floor corner of University Hall...
...Somewhere in the medley, to the tune of "Pinball Wizard," they referred to NBC president Jeff Zucker as "that tiny hairless genius / who made Must-See TV." If only Zucker were so lucky. NBC does continue to dominate Thursday nights with its Must-See lineup, but its biggest linchpins - "Friends" and "E.R." - not only predate his taking the job in 2000, but went on the schedule in the era of grunge rock...
...19th century also suffered from it, this disease is usually so common that it’s nearly imperceptible. The main symptom is the unwillingness to acknowledge and celebrate one’s own ignorance. The children who wrote questions to Einstein about astronomy, biology and the nature of genius were comfortable with their ignorance. Now, as adults, they are only slightly less ignorant. Yet they declare whole areas of inquiry—such as an entire field in biology—nearly solved...
...shown in theaters. That is enough. There is no need to further the exaltation of a serious sex offender who has not even had the decency to confront the consequences of his actions—instead, he has shirked the law and used the guise of movie genius to conceal his repugnant actions...
...comedic genius," Noonan said. “He has been in a lot of classic movies, and should really uplift the senior class. He’s so hot right...