Word: presentism
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This week, say the name "Niall Ferguson" and everyone starts talking about one thing. (And no, it's not how great he was in "History 1965: International Financial History, 1700 to the Present...
...Christmas just two months past, most couples are probably starting to feel the gift‑buying pressure once again. In case you’re unsure of what to buy your boo or just want to know what your lover’s present really means after the fact, FM has gone ahead and done the decoding...
Lingerie: Potentially awkward if they got the wrong size. Again, they’ve really just bought themselves a present with this...
...studies the molecular controls over the development of different kinds of neurons—cells that comprise the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord—and figures out how to stimulate the growth of these neurons in the brain with already-present progenitor (“stem”) cells. In specifically examining motor neurons that connect the brain to the spinal cord, Macklis aims to grow new neurons in damaged or malfunctioning parts of the brain and reactivating the controls and skills those parts once had. But despite their own expertise, Macklis...
...gender theory, post-colonialism, or theories of racial oppression is an understanding that is not academically rigorous. The more pressing issue, however, is justice; it is unjust to ignore these perspectives. The classic texts of social theory have shaped our understanding of power and humanity up to the present, and it is clear that this understanding must in many ways change. If we are serious about confronting the most pressing contemporary issues, we must move beyond the traditional canon of social theory and engage in new ways of thinking about inequality and injustice...