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...raised in Zimbabwe, known then as Rhodesia; and lives in the U.K. In its citation, the academy called her "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny." (An epicist, if you're curious, is a person who writes epics...
...American colleges supply chef-cooked meals, platinum pens, and designer teaching? Following recent stories in the media, an uninformed person (or a foreigner like me) might believe it to be so. While I look around for a pillow in my bare Harvard dorm, let me try to add a pinch of fact to the current debate about the institutions of higher learning and their allegedly absurd amenities...
...Professor Reich claims he is concerned about poverty. But it is an educated person who is statistically less likely to ever become poor or dependent on welfare. Reich editorializes against inequality (“America’s very rich are richer than ever”) but after naming the problem, he rejects a proven solution. Higher education is key to social mobility, and more donations have allowed colleges to afford financial aid initiatives. A decrease in donations received due to tax considerations would only hurt lower- and middle-class families...
...Nobel Nutrition Prize, studied the effect of rigged, bottomless soup bowls on the human appetite. “We hooked up soup bowls with six quarts of tomato soup,” says Wansink, a food psychologist. According to his study, “the typical person ate around 15 ounces, but others ate more than a quart.” With sexy bombs and horny hamsters, it’s anyone’s guess as to what kind of projects will be honored in next year’s Ig Nobel Awards. And, if you?...
...seen the world and grown as a person, and I was now ready to prove myself a worthy student. I was going to get back together with Harvard. To do that, one needs the best “lawyer” that can be found...