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...economics—the “dismal science??—to be blamed for climate change? According to economics professor Charles D. Kolstad from the University of California at Santa Barbara the answer is no. “The economy as it currently functions does need changing, but that’s not the same as saying economists need to change their tune,” Kolstad said. Kolstad, a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, discussed climate change yesterday afternoon...
...reason is that psychoanalysis falls outside mainstream science??its claims are not empirically tested, it doesn’t mesh with the rest of biology,” he said...
...engaging, the book eventually leaves the reader feeling rather put-off. Each chapter bears a title that begins with some variation on “Manners Learned As” followed by a description of the stage in his life, such as, “Manners Needed For Important Science?? and “Manners Appropriate For a Nobel Prize.” These chapter titles are incredibly stiff and disconnected from the rest of the material. It is strange that someone should describe the stages of his life in terms of the “manners?...
...Glamour magazine named the Harvard president as one of its “Women of the Year.” The women’s magazine, which focuses on fashion and beauty, is releasing its annual list—featuring women from the fields of entertainment, business, and science??in its December issue. “When I said I’m not the ‘woman president of Harvard,’ I meant I’m not a president with an asterisk,” said Faust, who was honored alongside 20 other...
...Seltzer, who started her own software company, says that she and Smith share similar attitudes about gaining work experience outside of the University. “The beauty of the combination of academia and the private sector is that—particularly in an applied field like computer science??it means that your research activities are well-informed by the reality of what’s happening in the ‘real-world,’ as we call it,” she says. “It keeps research relevant and keeps academia focused...