Word: maths
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Aaron K. Roth '99-'00 is a math concentrator in Leverett House...
...come-ons, promising renewed energy and eternal youth. Yet they may do some good. A 1996 survey at the University of Miami found that 26 adults given 15-min. back rubs twice a week for five weeks showed signs of less stress, were less depressed and performed better on math tests. "Something's working," says Marcia Kilgore, the founder of Bliss. "Or this is the biggest hoax since The Blair Witch Project...
...Quayle dropped out. He said that it was all about the money. "George W. Bush has raised $40 million. I've raised $4 million. You do the math." That's what I love about Dan Quayle. You don't need a punch line. --Bill Maher...
CRACK THOSE BOOKS Just how good are those textbooks your kids bring home from school? Project 2061, a math-, science- and technology-education reform initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, has just rated the most widely used middle school science textbooks. Not one got a satisfactory grade. It isn't that the books are chock full of mistakes; rather they don't teach kids critical thinking. Since textbook publishers seldom make changes unless sales are threatened, parents and educators need to push for better materials...
Alejandro Jenkins '01 is a physics and math concentrator in Currier House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays...