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That falls in line with what Princeton professor Daniel Kahneman coined "the availability heuristic": the concept that if people can think of an incident in which a risk has come to fruition, they will exaggerate its likelihood. "Somehow the probability of an accident increases [in one's mind] after you...
Pierre Gemayel was the latest victim in a ruthless series of political purges. Anonymous assassins gunned him down last Monday while he was driving his car in Beirut. Before him, Rafik al-Hariri, former prime minister and a leading Sunni figure, was assassinated in February 2005. Samir Kassir, an exceptional...
After an incident in which Zambrano was blamed for stealing lunch, his guidance counselor reached out to him. Later on, the same high school counselor recommended Zambrano for a scholarship program called Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA). The program allowed Zambrano to visit college campuses, gave him SAT...
A female Harvard graduate student was robbed late Monday afternoon near Dunster House. The victim, whose name has not been released, told police that she was attacked at the corner of Banks and Cowperthwaite streets after walking by two males standing in front of a convenience store. According to a...
I write in response to your request for information regarding the incident that befell Professor L***. All seemed peaceful at 8 p.m. in Sanders Theater the night before Commencement. The house was packed, but I noticed Professor L***. A Camus-esque fly was making lazy circles in front of the...