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...Category theory] set the stage for all modern unifications of mathematics,” Mazur said. “So many theories were begging for it and it is now the lingua franca...
...Category theory] set the stage for all modern unifications of mathematics,” Mazur said. “So many theories were begging for it and it is now the lingua franca...
...never just the present-day array of marketable postures, most announcing an ironclad cool. But what is it exactly? For some interesting answers, turn to John Leland's Hip: The History (Ecco; 405 pages), a book that examines how an underground language of American slaves became the lingua francafor cooler-than-thou folk everywhere, in the process evolving from hard-earned mentality to merest merchandise option...
...hair was cut by a black African. But before she laid hands on me, I was greeted, scheduled and asked in sterling English by an Indian employer what should be the fate of my locks. She didn’t speak to her underling in Swahili, the lingua franca of Africa’s Eastern coast, but rather in Hindi. In this place, two languages separated me from understanding...
Politicians and the news media may think they are the stars of the '04 election season, but from Michael Moore's film to Bill Clinton's My Life, it's really the entertainment and publishing industries that are driving much of the debate. Given that liberalism is the lingua franca of Hollywood and the arts community, it's no surprise that much of what they will be sending our way in the coming months aims to provide the President with something less than a feel-good experience...