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...little more friendly than most people. I learn names and keep a low profile—a low profile,” he emphasizes, pointing to the reporter’s notebook on the table. “Then I learn stuff...
...Last Theorem The puzzler that stumped the world's greatest mathematical minds for 350 years was finally solved by Princeton's Andrew Wiles -- or was it? Like French mathematician Pierre de Fermat, who claimed to have discovered a marvelous proof he couldn't fit in the margin of his notebook, Wiles has run into a last-minute problem but says he is sure he can resolve...
...Squid with Backbone Your notebook item "Catch Of The Century" reported on the hunt and temporary capture of an 8-m-long giant squid [Oct. 10]. You described how the squid finally freed itself by tearing off one of its 5.5-m-long tentacles, leaving it behind on the hook that had impaled it. Giant squids may not be the most likable of creatures, but do they deserve such treatment? I think I would be somewhat "active and aggressive" too if I were forced to tear off my own limb while scientists sat back, casually making their observations. Fergus Mahon...
...Squid with Backbone Your notebook item "Catch of the Century" reported on the hunt and temporary capture of an 8-m-long giant squid [Oct. 10]. You described how the squid finally freed itself by tearing off one of its 5.5-m-long tentacles, leaving it behind on the hook that had impaled it. Giant squids may not be the most likable of creatures, but do they deserve such treatment? I think I would be somewhat "active and aggressive" too if I were forced to tear off my own limb while scientists sat back, casually making their observations. Fergus Mahon...
...Thugs by Any Other Name Your notebook item "The New Bin Laden?" [Sept. 5] said that according to recent European intelligence reports, al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, "now rivals Osama bin Laden in influence among Middle Eastern and European jihadists." Such stories exaggerate the importance of al-Qaeda and al-Zarqawi. He is nothing but a low-level hit man. And now the media have enhanced his grandeur, providing more motivation to the harebrained Islamist yokels terrorizing the world! These people thrive on sensational news stories. Will the media please stop glorifying the horrendous activities...