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Dates: during 2000-2009
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"From every point of view--as an imaginative and penetrative thinker, an influential writer, and a gifted teacher--Mike Porter fits the role of University Professor perfectly," Rudenstine said. "He will now have the chance to bring his extraordinary energy and intelligence to bear on many subjects of inquiry across...

Author: By Adam M. Lalley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HBS' Porter Appointed University Professor | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

Based on part of a Wang Du Lu novel from the 1930s, the script by James Schamus, Wang Huiling and Tsai Kuojung concerns the theft of a sword, the Green Destiny. This is the holy weapon of Li Mubai (Chow), a legendary warrior looking for peace in his later days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Year Of The Tiger | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

Kismet is the creation of Cynthia Breazeal, a postdoc in the Humanoid Robotics Group at M.I.T. Breazeal has studied for years under Rodney Brooks, perhaps the leading figure in the world of robotics. Breazeal got the idea for Kismet when she was working with Cog, another robot in Brooks' lab...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Machine Nurturer | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

But what of the prognostications of United Artists and the hapless Dr. Prinz? Why did the Beatles defy their predictions and last? In a word, it's the music. What threw the music professor was the delivery system. To lovers of classical music, guitars and drums were the tools of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Many Years From Then | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

At HMS, the new Academy will be comprised of 200 to 300 of the most gifted teachers on staff. Whereas most medical school professors are not paid for their teaching, the endowment will allow HMS to partially compensate its best teachers.

Author: By Winnie Wu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stand and Deliver: New Med School Endowment Founded To Attract Teachers | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

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