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...than ever before. And one introductory lecture course at Harvard is using the study of AIDS to bridge that gap, too.The Life Sciences 1 curriculum has taken on the ambitious task of providing curious and over-confident freshmen with a comprehensive survey of elementary biology and chemistry in a mere eight months. Comparable to space food, the material is condensed and not inherently enjoyable, but then again, we’re not eating it for the taste; we consume it for the intellectual calories. Thankfully though, the curriculum is not dry in the least. This is because the architects...
...tease out the precise mix of genetics, temperament and environment that makes one person a recreational user and another a lifelong addict, but clearly there is no single cause. "There are inherited components, hormonal components, psychosocial variables such as poverty," says Provet. And then, of course, there is mere opportunity--something the '60s provided in abundance...
...private educational institution, Harvard was not one of the instrumentalities of State or local government whose records were "public" within the meaning of G.L. c. 4, § 7, Twenty-sixth. A judge in the Superior Court agreed and granted Harvard's motion to dismiss, concluding that the mere fact that HUPD officers were authorized to perform certain functions by State and local police departments did not make them officers or employees of a governmental entity such that any documents they made or received were public records subject to mandatory disclosure under G.L. c. 66, § 10. Following the filing...
...seat—the frenzied flight attendant right on my heels—I began to worry. Maybe the “indicator problem” the captain spoke of was, contrary to his soothing claims, actually something to worry about. The plane continued to circle Logan airport, a mere 10,000 feet above the city. I buckled up and picked up the safety card...
...Boston en route to Milwaukee was beset by a dangerous mechanical problem, which caused the landing gear to emit a shower of sparks as it rose into the air. For those of us aboard, who had no idea anything had gone awry, the malfunction was a bothersome inconvenience, a mere “problem with the indicator,” as the captain so vaguely and reassuringly cooed over the intercom. The plane circled Logan for two hours, burning off fuel so as to minimize the risk of explosion upon emergency landing...