Word: presentism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...alternate Thursdays, A. Patrick Behrer ’10 will write a column inspired by a 900-pound gorilla dedicated to discussing the less visible ways that environmental concerns enter our lives. An economics concentrator in Eliot House, he will present environmentalism less as an independent movement and more as a way of looking at everyday life...
...Proportional Response,” Silpa Kovvali ’10 will present an in-depth and critical view of contemporary cultural norms. A computer science concentrator in Eliot House, she will address issues of sex, race, and feminism on alternate Wednesdays, all the while maintaining a scathingly witty voice...
...between Elmo’s adventures, Al Roker and Deborah Roberts discuss financial matters with real-life families facing difficulties. In a very lucid fashion, the lives of Sesame Street’s adult residents run right alongside the present problems of Wall Street and Main Street. Some of the families featured on the show face not only economic stress, but also what amounts to disillusionment with the American dream. The adults are generally more distraught and more in need of advice than the kids—which is why, once again, this show is for everyone...
Instead, the site focuses on presentation, eliminating a lot of the noise on the sides of the screen and cranking up the font like those large print versions of books that your grandparents like. To reduce clutter, Facebook Lite erases many redundancies: For example, in regular Facebook, you can find your upcoming events on your home page, on your profile, and on the ever-present toolbar at the bottom of the browser. Get an invitation? Now there's an additional link to that on your home page. In Facebook Lite, there's just one big events button...
Another factor, says Lu-Yao, is the widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screen beginning in the 1990s. The controversial screen measures PSA levels in the blood to determine whether prostate cancer may be present. Since the screen can detect the tiny, early-stage cancers that in years past would have gone unnoticed, the number of patients diagnosed with (and cured of) prostate cancer in the modern era has gone up. Within the over-65 set in her study, Lu-Yao says, more patients were probably diagnosed with early-stage, survivable cancer compared with patients diagnosed from...