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Thomas' plan has a low probability; scientists rarely speak of absolute impossibilities. One of the author's keenest pleasures is describing phenomena that should not occur: a species of bacteria that thrives on temperatures of more than 300° C or a type of virus that propagates vigorously even though it does not contain any detectable genetic material...
Moreover, no demographer can really anticipate such pivotal phenomena as, say, an economic renaissance in Ohio or the decision of large numbers of migrants that Florida is too hot or humid or has finally become too crowded. Consider the Census Bureau's conclusion that Washington, D.C., will experience the most severe decline in the U.S., from a population today of 631,000 down to just 376,500 at century's end. No sooner had that radical drop been forecast than other number crunchers disagreed. "It's just not going to happen," says George Grier, a Washington demographer...
Gould should know that a basic tenet of scientific method is that phenomena must be repeatable and verifiable through observation. The law of gravity is easily verifiable; the concept of evolution remains only a theory precisely because it cannot be repeated and verified through observation...
Many of the encomiums heaped upon Kim Il Sung are, in any language, indecipherable gobbledygook. Korea Today, a monthly propaganda magazine, published this sentence: "His unexcelled prodigious wisdom . . . cyclopaedic knowledge of nature and society, clairvoyant scientific insight with which to perceive clearly the essence of inextricably entangled phenomena and ability to compress aspirations of millions of people in a simple proposition ... are his distinguished qualities with which to conduct ideo-theoretical activities." Moreover, North Korean officials steadfastly assert that the world looks to Pyongyang for inspiration and that the government's paid propaganda advertisements in Western newspapers constitute editorial...
...professional and personal relationships, and in its emphasis on the professional responsibilities of instructors the letter will surely contribute to the quality of community discussion of the topic. Certainly the letter will not end the discussion. There are, after all, a number of other was to think about the phenomena to which we refer as "sexual harassment" Some believe that the University should not presume to meddle in the personal associations of Faculty members who after all might be supposed to be people of judgement. Besides such jurisdictional arguments there is also the view that romantic liaisons between teachers...