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...started as a letter explaining imaginary numbers to Michel Chaouli, a professor of German and comparative literature at Indiana University. Chaouli praised Mazur extensively in an e-mail, calling him “the most remarkable thinker I have ever met.” Professor of Mathematics Noam D. Elkies, who teaches Quantitative Reasoning 28, “The Magic of Numbers,” with Mazur, has seen his colleague’s teaching ability first hand. Elkies says that it is Mazur’s “wide and sympathetic erudition” that makes...

Author: By Paris A. Spies-gans, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Beauty is Math, and Math Beauty | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

...series of transcripts from the popular course Palmer headed in the fall of 2001, Religion 1529, “Personal Choice and Global Transformation.” The class, which was offered again in the spring of 2004, was innovative since students were responsible for questioning guests like Noam Chomsky and Robert Reich on issues like labor, diversity, and human development...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Values’ Fits a Course in a Paperback | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

Famed linguist and provocative public intellectual Noam Chomsky criticized the Iraq War at an Institute of Politics (IOP) policy group yesterday, calling the occupation a bungled version of Nazi Germany in Vichy France...

Author: By Margot E. Edelman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Chomsky Calls for Iraqi Reparations | 3/22/2006 | See Source »

However, Rezny’s memorization and correct recitation of the first 866 digits of pi surpassed her own record of 464 digits at the University’s Pi Day last year, according to master of ceremonies Noam D. Elkies, a professor in the department of mathematics. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...

Author: By Sam J Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fistfuls of Pie for Pi Enthusiasts on 3/14 | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

Wescott, whose dramatic win introduced the crash-and-burn world of snowboard cross to transfixed TV audiences, is the team's dad--and brain. The son of a college professor, Wescott devours lefty linguist Noam Chomsky, not the typical snowboarder fare. Wescott doesn't get away clean from the snowboarding stereotype. "He's so not a dude," says his sister, Sarah, 32. But "he can party with the best of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2006 Olympics: You're Golden, Dude! | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

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