Word: notionalism
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Deaf actress Marlee Matlin stars as an embittered divorce who redefines her notion of reality after learning how quantum physics interacts with molecular biology. The explanations of physics are so visual--and, yes, understandable--that even moviegoers who struggled with high school math are enthralled. "We tried to give it that Friday-night-movie feeling," says William Arntz, one of the film's three creators (he financed its $5 million budget with earnings from his software businesses). "And that's not easy to do with electrons...
...hitting the road, riding her own BMW with her husband George, 73, a letter carrier. They racked up thousands of miles, including an expedition to Alaska. But when George retired recently, they downsized to one bike, a BMW with a sidecar, which they take turns driving. Both dismiss the notion that you can be too old to ride. "If you have enough adventure in your soul," George asserts, "do it. If you doubt it, you have to live...
...Everyone two or three years ago laughed at the notion of nation-building,” he said. “I think everyone has learned from Afghanistan and Iraq that we need to do that...
...twitch muscle fibers, which help create speed. And what one person believes to be a physical impediment might, of course, be more of a psychological barrier. After all, the Chinese are perennial Olympic favorites in weight lifting, a sport that clearly depends on energy and power. And yet the notion that Asians can't sprint remains widespread?and both Liu and Suetsugu are determined to show that toughness of spirit can bridge the gap. "My physique is poor," says Liu. "But through extra-hard training, I can make up for my deficiencies." Liu credits his rise to an intensive muscle...
...senior White House official suggested last week that the Administration would take its time with the commission's grandest demand, a new national director of intelligence. The biggest question was not whether to create such a post--Bush seems destined to endorse the notion--but how to do it. Should the duties of the CIA director be expanded or a new entity created? The commission recommended putting the new intelligence uberboss in the Cabinet, but Bush aides say they fear that doing so would subject the post's holder to political pressure--a position ironic to Democrats who believe...