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...roach. The insects and the infiltrators were put back into the enclosure, except this time one of their hiding places was more lightly tinted than the other: It was brighter inside. Again, all the roaches scurried around randomly for a while, but the robots eventually settled under the lighter, less shadowy disk - and the real cockroaches followed. Which means that the hypothesis - that a group of individual bugs, each with just two cognitive "rules," can make a collective decision about shelter - appears to be correct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robotic Roaches Do the Trick | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

After that sobering experience, you can enjoy the lighter side of the new South Africa by lodging at the Grace Hotel (www .grace.co.za/the_grace) in the leafy Johannesburg suburb of Rosebank. The hotel, built in 1997, captures the romance of Africa's colonial past, with its country-style bedrooms and a menu featuring traditional favorites such as ostrich. For an edgier feel, you can head to the ultramodern Melrose Arch Hotel www.africanpridehotels.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Global Life: Unexpected Encounters | 10/29/2007 | See Source »

...audience was tense as Sorensen spoke of the caution he had to use. “When I was drafting the letter to Khrushchev, I knew that if I provoked him, his response would be too horrible to imagine,” Sorensen said. The event also had its lighter moments. Sorensen said with a smile that “young men thanked me for making Kennedy’s speech so dramatic because it helped them convince their girlfriends that it was the last night on earth.” Sorensen’s dry humor was also directed...

Author: By Daniel E. Lage, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: J.F.K. Adviser Speaks | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...someone who is trying to tell a story that hasn’t been told,” he said. “Harvard hosts a lot of powerful people, but you don’t get Latino males very often,” Serna added. There were also lighter moments at the reception. Following a performance by the Din & Tonics, an all-male Harvard a cappella group, Garcia swapped his plaid socks for a pair in the group’s signature lime-green color and posed alongside the singers. Later, when an audience member asked Garcia what...

Author: By Nini S. Moorhead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Andy Garcia Film Screened at Brattle | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

...music, directed by Dan Alterman, was well tailored to the personalities and growth of each character. Sara’s accompaniment was full of dark tones, whereas the modern instrumental music accompanying David’s scenes was lighter, more playful, and eminently suitable for his character. Kleinedler’s effective direction and blocking made good use of space, allowing the characters’ movements to become an essential, often comic part of their performances...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Diptych’ Finds Depth in Duality | 10/14/2007 | See Source »

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