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First, Viscusi and Aldy’s method would produce a much lower estimate for “the value of a statistical life?? in a Third World country, where workers might—out of necessity—accept much greater risks for higher pay. (Many will find this observation so repugnant that it renders the entire “statistical life?? approach illegitimate...
...recent piece in The Atlantic Monthly, “The Truth About Harvard,” Douthat reveals that in retrospect, he feels “cheated” by his undergraduate experience at Harvard, and proceeds to bash practically every aspect of academic life??the classes offered, what is expected of the students, the way grades are given—on his way to concluding that Harvard is, as its critics have long suspected, easy. Harvard students are “creatively lazy,” committing their considerable intellect to achieving the highest grades with...
Tuesday, February 15. In this Life??s Body. 9 P.M. Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center. $8; students and seniors $6. Tickets at the door...
...often, life??particularly romantic life??feels like a game everyone else knows how to play - “If only I knew the right moves,” you think, “they would finally appreciate me and realize we were meant to be together...
...evokes the world-weariness of a woman beyond her years. Speaking to reporters over the phone from New York, Reid didn’t volunteer her exact location, but one couldn’t help but imagine her perched on a barstool, throwing back shots of whiskey and lamenting life??s betrayals. It’s sexy, in an intimidating way—perhaps the very feature that has attracted a worldwide fan base for the American Pie star. Some say her acting chops aren’t up to snuff, but critics can’t argue...