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...important to protect the Harvard name, but the University must realize it didn't invent the name either. There are nearly a dozen people in the Massachusetts phone book with the last name "Harvard," which, according to Oxford University's "Dictionary of Surnames," originally comes from the Old English name "Hereweard," or "army guard...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, | Title: Editorial Notebook: The Harvard Name | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

Democracy must invent something more intelligent. No Electoral College should be able to override the popular vote. The U.S. should provide a real model for democracy. As things stand now, millions of Nigerians believe that there was vote rigging in this election. MOSES IDA-MICHAELS Abuja, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 25, 2000 | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

Ramadan's chosen task is to invent an independent European Islam: "We need to separate Islamic principles from their cultures of origin and anchor them in the cultural reality of Western Europe." With 15 million Muslims on the Continent, Ramadan believes it's time to abandon the dichotomy in Muslim thought that has defined Islam in opposition to the West. "I can incorporate everything that's not opposed to my religion into my identity," he says, "and that's a revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trying to Bridge A Great Divide | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...what would a thousand simulated scientists and engineers, each with a thousand times greater memory and each thinking at speeds at least a thousand times faster than today's human inventors, accomplish? What would they invent? Well, for one thing, they would invent technologies that would allow them to become even more intelligent (because their intelligence is no longer of fixed capacity). They would change their own thought processes to think "bigger" and more complex thoughts--and to think them faster. When and if these "inventors" evolve to be a million times more intelligent and operate a million times faster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Virtual Thomas Edison | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...URGE TO INVENT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Machine Nurturer | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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