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...Indeed, accusations have ricocheted through the Internet community over the past year. Coming under particular fire: incubators, which invest in Internet companies at seed capital stage, offering them everything from management advice to office space in exchange for equity. Incubators have drawn criticism for funding the unfundable in their rush to grab deals - and then abandoning their charges. Thunders Piol of Pino Venture Partners: "The people behind these incubators that sell illusions should all be put in jail...
...from which Gleick acquired much of his information. However, in general the book provides an insightful, analytical representation of today's time-ruled society. You will no doubt see yourself in the national averages and examples Gleick uses. Be warned before you read this intriguing book; the time you invest in it exceeds the mere hours it takes to read. You will recall it every time you find yourself doing three things at once or choosing whether or not to push that "door close" button...
...issues with funding is that money comes from everywhere and goes everywhere," said Kathleen G. Traphagen, director of Boston's 2:00-to-6:00 Initiative. "We called on the private sector to invest more strategically by collaborating and talking to each other about what their investments are. This funding partnership is an answer to that...
Over the next several months, administrators plan to convene a number of discussions to bring student ideas and concerns into the project, seeking their opinions on how best to invest Harvard's resources into the partnership...
Cloning humans is incredibly dangerous [SOCIETY, Feb. 19]. Accepting our mortality and that of the ones we love is part of nature. How much more money are we going to invest in procedures that claim to keep us young? We are not talking about products here but about human lives! Those who desperately want a baby and can't have one ought to accept reality. There are millions of children who are in search of a home. LYA R. BONE New York City...