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...that his talent developed because of his limitations, not despite them. "People with learning disabilities like Derek's have a strong drive to systemize, to look for patterns," says Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of developmental psychopathology at Cambridge University. "Music is a system, the intervals between notes and the relationship between keys are quantitative. Even when you improvise you are, in a sense, following the rules. And because he's blind, a lot more of his brain may be allocated to auditory information...
...whether there was a link between the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine and autism, a developmental disease resulting from a disorder of the central nervous system. In 1998 a smallish study of 12 autistic children raised questions about a connection, but subsequent studies have cast doubt on any relationship between the vaccine and autism, which, according to the National Institute of Health, affects 2-6 children per 1000. Still, examining search phrases that contained "autism" during the peak weeks around early May 2006 revealed that Internet searchers' concern about the disease turned to the disease's symptoms with...
...says, referring to the Harvard Management Company, which invests the endowment. “We need to be careful of anything that might get in the way of the University’s mission.”HDAG proposes that Harvard divest from any company that maintains a business relationship with the Sudanese government and fails to take steps to help civilians there, as long as the University can find an alternative investment that provides a similar return for similar risk.This group’s proposal seeks divestment from indirect holdings such as exchange-traded funds and index funds containing...
...write in response to the article “Faith and Reason” (magazine, May 2) about the relationship between science and faith at Harvard...
...10th Mountain prepares to leave Afghanistan at the end of May, Colonel Howard looks back on what he was able to achieve during the period of the extension: A program training Afghan police that has given the provinces of Kunar and Nuristan a more reliable police force; a better relationship with locals forged in regular security meetings with tribal elders; and the establishment of medical clinics and schools. "Our last four months here have been the most effective," says Howard. "I think our national leaders have made the right decision...