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...Sperry, a professor at the California Institute of Technology. During nearly 20 years of collaboration, Hubel and Wiesel discovered the method by which the retina transmits information to the brain. The Nobel Assembly cited the scientists' work as a "breakthrough in research into the ability of the brain to interpret the code of the impulse message from the eyes...
...Form follows function" has been the anthem of much 20th century architecture and design, but it will be the function of the Design section to follow form-to trace its myriad varieties and analyze its influence on the way we live, work and play. The section will interpret, in the widest possible sense, the patterns and shapes of our world. Design, noted the celebrated architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, includes everything from teacups to city planning. Accordingly, says Senior Editor William Ewald, who will edit the new section, "Design will deal with, say, the silhouette of a new telephone...
...vital question: What level of benefits does a citizen have a right to expect from his Government? Both liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans could probably accept Abraham Lincoln's answer -Government ought to undertake only those functions that individuals cannot perform for themselves-although they would surely interpret it differently. Certainly a decent, and especially an affluent, society must ensure some very basic rights: no one should starve, or die for lack of medical attention. Beyond that, Government should strive to improve the lives of its citizens, to the extent that...
...busing programs as a way of guaranteeing constitutional rights. For this reason Sandra Day O'Connor doubtless pleased the New Right when, on the eve of her confirmation as the first woman on the Supreme Court, she declared that "the proper role of the judiciary is one of interpreting and applying the law, not making it." The legal theory underlying the New Right campaign is primitive in its simplicity: if federal courts interpret the law of the land in a way you do not like and you cannot muster the votes to amend the Constitution, then hamstring the courts...
...have a flood of data now," Allan F. Cook II, a member of the Voyager II Imaging Team, said yesterday, adding, "It's going to take at least three years just to interpret the data we have...