Word: predicters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government's rationale is that the 8 million French citizens who traveled abroad last year spent $4.9 billion, or more than a third of the trade deficit. The government hopes to slice that sum in half, although some analysts predict that, given the ability of most Frenchmen to circumvent rules, one-fifth would be more realistic. But the negative effects will be substantial. State-owned Air France, for example, could lose 1 million passengers this year...
There is, of course, nothing magical about the winter of 1986; the writer is not predicting-no one can predict-that an oil supply disruption will occur that year. An oil supply disruption could occur in 1985 or in 1987. What is important is that the growing volatility of the Persian Gulf region and the consequently higher probability of disruption almost insure that an oil supply cut-off of sufficient magnitude and duration will occur sometime in the 1980's. The later the disruption occurs, the greater its impact on oil prices, since the world oil market will become increasingly...
Written 25 years ago--though only published last year--The Open Universe attacks Einstein's theory of determinism, which holds that with a sophisticated enough scientific approach, man can explain and predict all occurences. But the argument only rarely appears dated. Popper proves that classical theory can never fulfill the objectives of the traditional philosophers--from Spinoza, Hobbes and Hume to Kant, Schopenhauer, and J.S. Mill--because it lends itself, through inaccuracy, to randomness and unpredictability. In this way, he buttresses quantum theory, which incorporates randomness as a principle. Einstein had often attacked this with his famous "God does...
Even though Kohl won the election, the missile issue is not expected to disappear. The Greens are preparing demonstrations to block, by force if necessary, the installation of the new weapons, and West German security officials predict new left-and right-wing terrorist attacks against U.S. military targets in the country. But, at least, there is a government in place to defend the NATO decision...
...million in scholarships over the next two years for students who plan to go on to teach in either math or science. Such an approach at least attempts to make teaching more lucrative--in the long run the only way to replenish the profession's depleted ranks. Officials predict, though, that even if the bill were to pass the Senate's scrutiny it would inevitably receive a presidential veto because of its tremendous cost...