Word: outwit
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...into a mechanical environment? To some thinkers, the Oldham experiment poses no problems. Says Rabbi Seymour Siegel, professor of ethics at Manhattan's Jewish Theological Seminary: "The Browns were trying to obey the commandment to have children. When nature does not permit conception, it is desirable to try to outwit nature. The Talmud teaches that God desires man's cooperation." For many others, in vitro fertilization is fraught with moral dangers. British Geneticist Robert J. Berry, a consultant to a board set up by the Church of England to consider issues like the one raised by the Brown baby, accepts...
Telepathy. Time travel. Social opportunities for Harvard chemistry grad students. What has previously been relegated to fiction is being pursued by academics across the country—and right here at Harvard. Physics inspires student musicals and limericks; wily monkeys outwit undergrads; a Harvard professor demonstrates that hypnosis is an actual state of mind...
...threat of randomly deleted files caused by Klez has set House e-mail lists aflutter as students discuss ways to outwit it and back-up crucial files like senior theses...
...couple of months and try to write something. That's a lot scarier." But the writer in Wilson never stays dormant for long. Before shooting Behind Enemy Lines, Wilson transformed his character on the page from a swaggering pilot to a misguided navigator who has to outwit some Serbian bad guys after being shot down. "It kinda helped me make it more believable for myself," says Wilson. "I don't see myself being a straight-out action hero...
From her Harvard debut against Texas A&M a year ago to her game-winning assist at Yale on Saturday, Westfall has distinguished herself with her ability to outwit her defenders. In the midfield, she moves the ball forward. When she has time and space near the net, she is a scoring threat. That makes her Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton’s obvious choice on free kicks within striking distance...