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...listeners, causing many laymen to conclude that creative skills can be boosted too. Last year Harvard University released a study called Project Zero that analyzed 50 years of research on this idea. The studies showed that college students who had listened to music performed better on paper-and-pencil spatial tests, but the effect lasted no more than 15 minutes and then faded away. There was no evidence that the listening improved brain power or artistic skills, and certainly none that suggested babies could realize any benefit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Quest For A Superkid | 4/22/2001 | See Source »

...hired Hans Hollein because we wanted a Hans Hollein building," he said. "We're reluctant to hold the architect's hand while he is putting pencil to paper...

Author: By Zachary R. Heineman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Rejects Harvard's Designs for Building | 4/10/2001 | See Source »

...stuck a pencil up my nose...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Roving Reporter | 3/23/2001 | See Source »

That was two weeks ago. The Sinphar Supra Softgels have yet to manifest any effect. There's no extra lead in my pencil and, I can only hope, none in the rest of my system either. (There have been frequent reports of herbal remedies containing dangerous levels of lead.) The spray turned out to be an awful product. It comes in a floral-print bottle and you're directed to spray it on liberally a few minutes before making love. The problem was that my brand didn't merely desensitize: it burned like Ben Gay. This made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Up All Night Long | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...such reasons, online insurance sales are still in their infancy. A study by Mercer Management Consulting found that insurance lagged all other financial services in Internet usage. That's in part because many insurers, fearful of alienating their pen-and-pencil agents, have been reluctant to launch aggressive online products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hardball: The E-surance Trap | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

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