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One immense problem is that the primordial fireball destroyed all the evidence; the temperature of the universe in the first seconds of its existence was many trillion degrees. The blast obliterated all that went before. The universe was shrouded in a dense fog of radiation, which only cleared after 1...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: In the Beginning: God and Science | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

But it's risky to theorize too much about Pilobolus. According to Matson, their choreography (always created collectively) proceeds more by intuition than by conceptualization. "Pilobolus goes straight to the heart; watching them, you can put your intellect away for a while," he says. And, both literally and figuratively, they...

Author: By Jurretta J. Heckscher, | Title: Terpsichore, Tongue-in-Cheek | 1/11/1979 | See Source »

"I tried to capture their characteristic pose or feature," Abbott said. "I used my intuition and took as much time as I needed."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Abbott Discusses Photography At Carpenter Center Lecture | 12/13/1978 | See Source »

In an "equal world," Baldrige believes, the general operating principles are efficiency, kindness and elementary good sense. "Whoever happens to be in the lead opens the door and holds it for the other," she writes. "Whoever first sees the taxi hails it. People emerge from an elevator in a logical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's New Manners | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

Carter will need all the intuition he can

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meeting At Camp David | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

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