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Such idealism drives recruits for the government-run Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV), which since 1965 has dispatched more than 30,000 people to do good in 70-plus countries. Today, the bulk of volunteers are women or older Japanese who are searching for meaning in their postretirement lives. Most...
The room at the Lily Pad on Cambridge Street is small and stylishly decorated, with a seating capacity of less than thirty. A large grand piano gleams under muted stage lights in the back among a comfortable clutter of drums, amplifiers, and microphones. The performer who precedes Malcolm G. Campbell...
Since the great people of Massachusetts have voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, Harvard students are ready to bring a whole new meaning to higher education. In this handy timeline, FM takes a look back at how other recent historical milestones affected our social life. Title...
The Pirahã have no word meaning "Thank you." They show gratitude by returning the favor or giving a gift. They do not say "I'm sorry" or "you're welcome" or "hello." Instead of bidding someone goodnight, they say, "Don't sleep, there are snakes" - a gentle reminder that...
In 1997, Oregon abolished tenure and replaced it with 2-year renewable contracts and a rehabilitation program for underachieving instructors. Other states like Connecticut, New York and Michigan have simply eliminated the word "tenure" (from the Latin tenere, meaning to hold or keep) from the books while retaining the due...