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Dates: during 2000-2009
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If it had really tried to, Microsoft probably could have come up with a decent knockoff of the Wii controller. But instead they - meaning Don Mattrick, the head of Microsoft's interactive-entertainment division and the former head of Electronic Arts - decided that instead of imitating Nintendo, Microsoft would try...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Whacks the Wii: A First Look | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

As these legendary leaders in science, economics, human rights, education, medicine and ecology savor their conversation, Shirley Smart and Edgar Eager suddenly realize a common thread: Despite individual taste, the universal ingredient for a better world can ultimately be none other than inspiration. A life of meaning necessitates a diverse...

Author: By Howard A. Zucker | Title: Banquet for a Better World: | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

Yet the rule of law also has defects less obvious to us. Suppose the law is bad, then the rule of law is the rule of bad law. Think of the law requiring Rosa Parks to sit in the back of the bus. And a good law, meaning good in...

Author: By Harvey C. Mansfield | Title: Bush's Determination and the Rule of Law | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

In that same speech, President Faust defined the liberal arts as those that “empower you with the possibility of exercising agency, of discovering meaning, of making choices” because “the meaning of your life is for you to make.” In...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: Education Without Substance and Without a Soul | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

On the other hand, the population worldwide is getting older, especially in the developed world. Globally, the UN estimates that the proportion of people aged 60 and over will double between 2000 and 2050, from 10 percent to 21 percent, and the proportion of children will drop from 30 percent...

Author: By Nicholas A. Christakis | Title: The Anthroposphere Is Changing | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

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