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But one year I asked my students some very basic conceptual questions and discovered that they were unable to answer them. By comparing my students’ performance on various types of problems, I came to the agonizing conclusion that many students were simply making it through the course by...

Author: By Eric Mazur | Title: Reflections on a Harvard Education | 6/6/2007 | See Source »

On the strength of that visibility and image, Thompson, 64, has vaulted in public-opinion polls to within striking distance of the leading Republican candidates. In the latest TIME poll, he's at 10%, matching Mitt Romney. But Thompson is under no illusion that winning the White House would be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Role for Fred Thompson | 5/24/2007 | See Source »

Like millions of other brides, Amsale Aberra wanted to find the perfect wedding dress. Her preference was something simple yet sophisticated, but that wasn't so easy to come by in 1985, when the billowing ball-gown style made famous by Princess Diana was still the rage. "I looked through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wedding Dresses that Stand Out | 5/17/2007 | See Source »

In 1983, defending the studios' ownership of intellectual content, he took another flight into verbal fancy. "Nothing of value is free," he declared. "It is very easy... to convince people that it is in their best interest to give away somebody else's property for nothing, but even the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Jack Valenti Did for Hollywood | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

Why settle for just one superstar when you can have two? That’s the philosophy behind Beyoncé’s latest video, “Beautiful Liar,” a collaboration with Columbian pop queen Shakira. Beyoncé is turning out hits like a well...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Beyoncé and Shakira | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

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