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...Although this time around the formation of micro black holes is highly unlikely, Wagner and Sancho do raise the serious question of how much chance is acceptable when it comes to destroying the earth. At some point??not necessarily this point??experimenting with powerful force in biology or physics can become reckless. Kurt Vonnegut, in his novel Cat’s Cradle, which is about the destruction of the Earth by a substance called ice-nine, asks, “What hope can there be for mankind when there are such men…to give...
...years. Their last release, 2006’s grim “Game Theory,” was a minor, controlled masterpiece, featuring solid writing and haunting beats. But on “Rising Down,” the lush horns that fanfared “The Tipping Point?? have disappeared, replaced by the icy production values that “Game Theory” hinted at. The album’s sonics are unrelentingly bleak: everything’s minor-key. Drummer ?uestlove’s usual crisp snare work has to wade through...
...Universities are not sausage factories,” Campbell said. “We profess to be particular kinds of institutions. We profess to be truth-seeking. We profess to be conservators of humanity’s past.”‘THE TIPPING POINT??The Brown report found that a number of its benefactors were deeply entangled with slavery: about 30 members of the Brown Corporation owned or captained slave ships in the first half century of the institution’s history, according to Campbell. The report did also find instances in which members...
...We’ve been kidnapped, held at gunpoint, held at knife point??you name it,” said Filkins, who has reported on conflicts from Sri Lanka to Afghanistan. “The insurgents have made it a priority to target reporters...
...situation,” Knox said. “This weekend’s games are so big that I’m trying to look at it as the exciting culmination to our season.”Last weekend’s loss to Yale marked a low point??but in an Ivy season with its peaks and valleys, the Crimson now has a chance to peak at just the right time. —Staff writer Emily W. Cunningham can be reached at ecunning@fas.harvard.edu...