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...would two eminent biologists make a pact to avoid denouncing such a far-fetched idea? Indeed, design proponents have published exactly zero papers on their views in the major peer-reviewed scientific journals. The theory ranks alongside phrenology and geocentrism in its scientific usefulness, since the intelligence it postulates is entirely mysterious and cannot be observed or proven false. The reason for Dawkins’ and Gould’s non-debate pact is that “intelligent design” thrives on denunciations. Simply by debating them, scientists lend respectability to “intelligent design?...
Kadison said that he thinks that the increased presence of peer counseling groups is one reason for the increase...
These statistics come nearly a year after the Faculty’s controversial vote to require corroborating evidence before the College’s Administrative Board investigates peer-to-peer disputes—including claims of sexual assault...
...book's transcriptions of the philosophical discussions between prisoner and jailer about Buddhism and revolution offer an unprecedented opportunity to peer into the origins of mass dementia. Even as his minions are starving and bludgeoning their prisoners to death, Douch tells Bizot, "The revolution wishes nothing for (the people) besides simple happiness: that of the peasant who feeds himself from the fruits of his labors, with no need for the Western products that have made him a dependent consumer." When Bizot points out that Cambodian peasants are destitute of almost everything, including imports, Douch is deaf to him: years before...
University Hall has pledged to set up a network of peer advising for first-years struggling to chose their concentration. This should be extended to concentration advising for upperclass students. Especially in the larger concentrations, like economics and government, students could benefit greatly from the collective experience of those who have gone before them. When choosing between two similar, required courses—such as Economics 1010b and Economics 1011b (both Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory)—the advice of a senior concentrator with recent experience in the course would be of far greater use than that of Joe Grad...