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...arts may have been inspired by his father—a bass player and vocal coach who had taught Harry Belafonte.Though it always was clear that Greene would be an important physicist, it was this interest in theater, Simoncelli suggested, that may have foreshadowed his later entree in the popular science arena.“He loved being on stage when he did those shows,” he said. “I think when he became a scientist, he started giving talks and realized how much he enjoyed it.”DOWN TO A SCIENCEJust...
...Randall has also changed the popular conception of a physicist. Before coming to Harvard in 2001, Randall had already become the first tenured woman in the Princeton physics department and the first tenured female physics theorist...
...should therefore be welcomed as a valuable tool for literacy education. We might have liked to see a similar generational medium enthuse math education in America as we lamented the dismal perception of the subject among America’s youth, and hoped that the field might become more popular and valued in our culture. The U.S. has shamefully low standards for math education, but more widespread introduction of fun math extracurricular activities and more rigorous math curriculums might change this...
...space issue will only hurt the UC’s credibility and detract from more pressing issues such as responding to the budget cuts.Yet there are always lessons to be learned from mistakes. Students were pleased with the CEB’s choice for Pep Rally artist this year, popular DJ Girl Talk, but a combination of poor planning, a dangerously flimsy stage, and an unusually high student turnout prompted HUPD to prematurely cancel the concert. Fortunately, the CEB was able to redeem itself for its botched execution of the Girl Talk event by putting on an impressive Yardfest concert...
...governments, who see it as a way to break with the Cold War politics and U.S. hegemony that burdened the region in the 20th century. Calls for Washington to lift its 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba have rarely been louder, especially since President Barack Obama, who is popular in Latin America, seems to be opening the door to dialogue with Havana. And last year, regional powerhouse Brazil ushered Cuba into the Rio Group, Latin America's major multilateral organization. (See TIME's photo history of Fidel Castro's years in power...