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...cities but that budgeting them remains a big political problem. Some members of the audience, however, were surprised at Flyvbjerg’s approach. “It’s pretty rare to hear people criticize the consequences of engineers with big imaginations,” said Travis P. Dunn, a civil engineering student at MIT. “His perspective is unique...
...heated last night as four members of the Harvard Kennedy School faculty debated the responsibilities of individuals and institutions in addressing climate change. The discussion, hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment in celebration of the University’s Sustainability Week, was moderated by Daniel P. Schrag, HUCE’s director. In July, University President Drew G. Faust affirmed Harvard’s commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30 percent of its current levels by 2016. Schrag outlined the steps the University will need to take in order to achieve this goal...
...result, the piece was printed with few changes, and the Harvard professors who were personally named in the article—Thomas McGuire, Joseph P. Newhouse, and Richard Frank—were not alerted about the impending publication or given a chance to reply...
...short term, the sharp sell-offs seen in recent months have sent the VIX to its eye-popping highs. The index is calculated from the price of options - a deal to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price and time - linked to the S&P 500. As the value of that index plummets - the leading benchmark of U.S. stocks has lost about a third of its value this year - investors are scrambling to pick up options in order to hedge against those losses. That, in turn, drives up option prices, as well as the VIX. In other words...
...original record for this and why? But congrats to Weezer. Breaking records and the mold. See, you don’t need no video hos bustin’ out of their tops to make an interesting video. Only some dedicated fans busting world records. —Erika P. Pierson...