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...dinosaurs everywhere agree: what we need is an independent label to push a slammin' act that just wouldn't flop--even in a world where a track by Pras reaches number one in the pop charts. So when rumors about a Black Star album first seeped through the math, everyone saw the skies clear. The buzz actually proliferated some'm ridiculous. Might as well quote the 18th Letter: "Nobody been this long awaited since Jesus...

Author: By Andres A. Ramos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Hip-Hop Apocalypse Has Been Postponed | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

Actually, Meghan's success story starts much earlier. When she decided against attending Cambridge University this fall, she also turned down an attractive offer to teach math at a NY prep school. She decided to see what else was out there...

Author: By Alison Kim, | Title: The Importance of Self-Reliance | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...People are usually surprised to find out that there is an entire mathematical theory devoted to studying a commonplace object such as a knot," she said. "It was tough choice for me choosing whether to write about tilings or knots, but the Harvard math department has great mathematicians doing exciting knot theory research...

Author: By Roberto Bailey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women in Science Share Research Projects | 10/21/1998 | See Source »

...possible to raise objections even to an exemplary use of Gardner's theory. Is it a better use of Dave's time to work on his writing or to express himself kinesthetically? Gardner has claimed that "all the intelligences have equal claim to priority," but historically, verbal and math skills may be stronger predictors of job performance than he allows, and employers seem to be placing a higher and higher premium on them. Then there is the problem of superficiality. How deeply can a student comprehend a given topic by relying on his strongest intelligence? Using his hands, Dave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make A Better Student: Seven Kinds Of Smart | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...good buy. Just Grandma and Me became a best seller among preschoolers even though it was little more than an interactive picture book. And parents who found Arthur's Teacher Trouble such a charming diversion from the tube will also like Arthur's Computer Adventure, which has reading and math games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make A Better Student: Hard Truths About Software | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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