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Behind these three centerpieces of the Summers presidency lied a coherent philosophy of higher education based on learning through scientific method. The goal of his policies was to ensure that Harvard would be guided by enlightenment values, seeking truth in rigorous theory and empirics, not in fads and certainly not in popularity contests. Summers is flawed, but even his flaws are often by-products of his greatest strength: his ceaseless desire to learn and promulgate the truth...
...Rich Stay Thin Wealth, privilege and ease equal weight loss. But forget about liposuction and plastic surgery. This hardy regimen stresses daily aerobic exercise, high-quality protein, calcium and the prohibition of all processed foods. Eat less but eat well. BUZZWORDS: Ladies Who Lunch; the Stop! Watch! Method of Exercise...
...encourages students to use original material, including archival files,” Colton said. Through this method, Colton said Martin’s students are able to obtain the “experience of living in this kind of society, learning about it firsthand rather than just through textbooks...
...Vice President's approach resulted in a 20-hour delay in the news getting out. The more normal method takes five minutes. A Bush communications official picks up the phone anywhere in the world and says to the White House operator, "I need to make a wire call." A few minutes later, the operator calls back with Associated Press, Reuters and Bloomberg reporters on the line, ready to flash the news around the world...
...sperm’s constant wriggling and rigid plasma membranes made them difficult targets to study using the traditional patch-clamp technique. The patch-clamp method uses a tiny pipette to delicately rupture the plasma membrane of cells to measure the flow of electrical currents...