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...particular, Harrington says she and her colleagues focused on the phenomena to which the Chinese apply the term. Qi or qi dong commonly refer to the practices which improve individuals’ health and well-being and increase their sense of inner-peace...
...still a demonstration of the “disproportionate amount of talent” which Harvard has gathered. However, those who glory in Harvard’s record beware: more students from MIT placed in the top 500 (55 total) than from any other school. Vakil finds this phenomena telling, saying ominously, “It’s possible that Harvard’s reign might come...
...notable theme of many of the displayed books is the extent to which a particular alphabet or language is rooted in nature or natural phenomena. For example, a 1776 French treatise on alphabets argues that letters come from drawings of objects in which their sound plays a prominent role. The author shows the French word ‘matre,’ then a picture of a mother figure. That picture is stylized until it is transformed into the Chinese character for “mother”—a process that demonstrates how the capital letter...
Titled “InterseXion,” the show seeks to examine the point at which all of these variables overlap. This juxtaposition of social phenomena is also reflected in the very nature of the show, which includes a myriad of performance art forms ranging from Spoken Word to dance to acting...
...certainly don’t agree with quite a number of Marty Feldstein’s policy views,” Summers said. “It’s important to recognize that economics does bring a certain individual perspective to understanding social phenomena...