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...tell, faith in expert opinion is how medical students, residents and even full-blown docs do much of their learning - mostly just trusting a few great doctors who teach. I know enough math to know that neither my colleagues nor I really know statistics. Not one orthopedist nor one neurosurgeon in my acquaintance really understands the math used in statistical papers. They learn by faith in somebody else's statistics, by trust in the reputation of an individual, or journal or university...
...hold up a sparkling glass of Krug's latest creation in the walled vineyard that produced it - just over half a hectare of perfectly manicured Pinot Noir grape vines in the village of Ambonnay - I try not to do the math that makes this the costliest tipple I am ever likely to have on a Tuesday afternoon. Determined not to be dazzled by its price and rarity, I take a sniff and a sip. The bright golden elixir smells at first like almond blossoms, but the aroma quickly ripens like dark fruit. An exceptionally fine mousse of bubbles seems...
Located at 175 North Harvard Street, the one-story administrative building—which opened two weeks ago—will house free one-on-one math and science tutoring this summer to approximately 25 local students, according to representatives for the University...
...wondered whether, all across the country, children were whipping out the brushes and paint while parents stood resignedly by, remembering the pictures he showed of his own bedroom growing up, covered in doodles and math problems and rocket ships, and honoring his injunction...
...What I am hoping is that as this cohort of girls, who are taking calculus in school, pass through the system, they will get more gender equity in the highest level research jobs in science and math," she says...