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...brain region that drew the attention of the authors is known as the locus coeruleus, a small knot of neurons located in the brain stem. Not a lot of high-order processing goes on so deep in the brain's basement, but the locus coeruleus does govern the release of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline, which is critical in triggering arousal or alarm, as in the famed fight-or-flight response. Arousal also plays a role in our ability to pay attention - you can't deal with the lion trying to eat you, after all, if you don't focus...
...People cannot—and will not—protect what they do not know or understand. The general lack of understanding is what underlines the importance of changing the focus of the environmental movement. In order to successfully engage these communities, environmentalists can no longer rely upon scientific innovation and legal roadblocks. To actively protect the environment, policy requires engagement from groups outside the traditionally active white suburbanites...
...Maile Takahashi, senior community planner for the Allston Development Group, presented a synopsis of Harvard’s first annual report on the Allston Science Complex Cooperation Agreement signed one year ago. The agreement required the University to provide $25 million worth of neighborhood benefits in order to proceed with construction...
...swing space for displaced residents is essential. No student should feel as if they cannot partake in the benefits of the House system because of the unlucky timing of their college years. Housing renewal should not come at the expense of a satisfactory living experience for such students. In order to avoid this scenario, swing space could contain special amenities, as has been the case at other schools, in order to improve the lot of those having their Houses renovated...
...Houses are renewed, it will make the transition process from old House to new House more stable. Redesigning the House life experience should not be artificially confined by a building schedule. We hope to see the report’s suggestions put in place as quickly as possible in order to maximize the benefits of this admirable piece of student-administration collaboration...