Word: sci
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...displays herself curvily on a beach is nature's chosen sex. She is a much more physiologically efficient arrangement than your hairy, paunchy frame." And to make matters worse, warned Barnard, artificial insemination and women's improved breadwinning ability could make the male obsolete in some sci-fi future. As the doctor sees it, "A few of us may be kept in benign captivity for education and other purposes, but don't count...
...which they lack interest or talent. There is no way to guarantee competency in a discipline without the support and receptivity of the student. Furthermore, the Core could not provide students with broad exposure to a number of disciplines without requiring a ridiculously heavy course load. Many Nat Sci professors object strenuously to the Core because they feel students cannot develop scientific understanding without taking a much larger number of science courses than the core includes...
...Sci 3b, 'The Central Themes of American History...
...only remnant of a video class at Harvard was Soc Sci 168 "Mass Telecommunications," taught by Saudek. The porta-paks and video equipment were in disrepair and Robert Kuglers's position as video supervisor was eliminated, leaving him to concentrate his efforts on 16 mm film...
What is happening is not only believable but inevitable. In the words of science-fiction Writer Ray Bradbury, "It's pure sci-fi." Across the country, "these magical beasts," as they have been called, are assisting hassled, often incompetent teachers. They are revivifying soporific students, dangling and delivering intellectual challenges beyond the ken of most educators. Says Bradbury: "Millions of buildings' worth of mostly outdated literature and information will be stored on tiny capsules for retrieval when needed. There's too damn much paper around anyway...