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...Science While I applaud nobel-prizewinning physicist Eric Cornell's evenhanded call for moderation in the intelligent-design debate [Nov. 14], I long to see an article that examines the causality for the controversy and suggests how it might be resolved. Among my friends who are adherents of the doctrine of God-inspired intelligent design, the issue isn't one of competing or conflicting scientific theories but of a desire to make science work for them in the effort to live a purposeful and successful life. We need to focus on finding a solution rather than repeating the same arguments...
...social sciences. The wedding was the second for both Summers and New. The bridegroom is the son of Anita A. and Robert Summers, former economics professors at the University of Pennsylvania. The bride is the daughter of Joan New, a party planner, and Ronald New, a former physicist in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The wedding was featured yesterday in The New York Times’ vaunted “Weddings & Celebrations” column. —Staff writer Zachary M. Seward can be reached at seward@fas.harvard.edu...
...response to any uprising. I'm sure that the Kurds and the Shi'ite majority, with the support of the U.S., could deal with the Fallujah insurgents. Sometimes the antidote is a bitter pill to swallow. David Hicks Duluth, Georgia, U.S. God and Science while I applaud Nobel-prizewinning physicist Eric Cornell's evenhanded call for moderation in the intelligent-design debate [Nov. 14], I long to see an article that examines the causality for the controversy and suggests how it might be resolved. Among my friends who are adherents of the doctrine of God-inspired intelligent design, the issue...
...surprised that Sudarshan was not given the prize when Glauber was.”Glauber was one of three physicists—the maximum number of people who can be recognized—who won the Nobel Prize, sharing it with fellow American John L. Hall and German physicist Theodor W. Hänsch.—Staff writer Lulu Zhou can be reached at luluzhou@fas.harvard.edu...
...people's revolution. In an interview last July on tvts, a Moscow-based channel, Lukashenko made his position plain: "I will defend my state and my presidential power with weapons." Even so, dissidents are agitating for change. Ten parties, ranging from nationalists to communists, agreed in October to nominate physicist Alexander Milinkevich, a former university professor and vice mayor of the city of Grodno, as their single candidate to run against Lukashenko. The objective, Milinkevich tells Time, is simple: "Restoring Belarus to a democracy." But since "free democratic elections are no longer possible in this country," he says, the opposition...