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...verbs is enough to sustain a degree of interest. “Our trip down the rabbit hole has taken us to a semantic wonderland,” Pinker gushes.His articulate discussion of space, time, and causality exhibits a wide range of knowledge on topics seemingly unrelated, yo-yo-ing between Immanuel Kant and comic strips. Pinker also displays his aptitude for smooth literary timing and phrasing, framing his chapter on the semantics of causation with images and references to time, clocks, and categorical imperatives.The chapters about the evolution and importance of metaphor and the fashion of naming are delightfully...
...with what is on TV. And this kind of interaction doesn't always have to involve reality shows, or the Internet for that matter. In a different study conducted by Solutions Research Group, 34% of viewers between the ages of 12-34 were text messaging or IM'ing from their cell phones while watching the NBA finals this year...
...expert in. "I always believed it's what you don't choose that makes you who you are," says Kenzie in another line not in the novel. He's talking about the mean streets the movie's characters inhabit, but Affleck acknowledges it has a more personal mean ing. "I think that's true for me like it is for anybody," he says. "To me the movie's about realizing that becoming an adult is about understanding there's no certainty. I used to think, Maybe there's some kind of answer key that you'll find that says, 'Well...
...According to a recent article that appeared in The New York Times Magazine, American universities are now in the business of consumer satisfaction, “furnish[ing] their campuses with luxuries.” Supposedly, colleges now care less about students’ intellectual capabilities and potential; it is hard cash, not human capital that counts. Despite the assumption that “money corrupts” and that “things are getting worse,” the worries about higher education are misplaced. The marketplace will not eat the university for breakfast...
...that comic over there? He SUCS. Bet you never heard that as a compliment. But among those familiar with Harvard Stand-Up Comic Society (HSUCS), it’s considered high praise indeed. HARVARD: SUCS-ING SINCE JANUARY 2007While the club was originally recognized at the beginning of 2007, its founding members—alumnus David W. Ingber ’07 and Harrison R. Greenbaum ’08—were already participating in a growing comedic presence on Harvard’s campus. Greenbaum, a magician by trade who was later bitten by the stand...