Word: interestingness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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For those who lurk on Facebook hoping for romance, the tale of Nicole Ali ’08 and James M. McNeer ’07 must look like a dream come true. The ubiquitous social networking site that brought them together has led to a wedding of international proportions...
In this big, wide-ranging movie, scope is stressed at the expense of depth, and there is no time to develop any very complex characters. The most interesting of the lot is the fanatic British colonel, all of whose actions stem from one trait: conscientiousness carried to the point of...
As the Core Curriculum’s five-year review approaches, it may seem that the Faculty, the University community in general, and a good portion of the national press have already said all there is to say about Harvard’s grand educational experiment. This satiation must not...
A fifth possibility is that students find economics interesting and useful for answering fundamental and important questions. What are the constraints on human behavior and happiness, and how can people attain their goals in the face of these constraints? When do private actions lead to widely beneficial outcomes, and when...
My conversations with hundreds of undergraduates at Harvard indicate that these final two reasons are the key factors behind economics’ popularity. Students often say that in contrast to most settings, choosing a concentration does not involve a tradeoff: economics is both practical and interesting. Economics majors can have...