Word: scientists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this point, it almost goes without saying that the topic of the evening was the controversial new book The Bell Curve. Co-authored by the conservative political scientist Charles S. Murray '65 and the late Harvard psychology professor Richard J. Herrnstein, the book argues that intelligence (as measured by I.Q. scores) differs among races, that these differences are in part genetic and that such differences have implications for American public policy...
...departure of such a distinguished scientist signals a dramatic change: the brain drain that has enriched the West with tens of thousands of Asia's best and brightest minds has begun to flow in the opposite direction. The Yuan T. Lees of tomorrow still flock to elite North American and European universities for advanced degrees, but more and more they are seeking employment in Asia, where opportunities to pursue careers in research are expanding almost as fast as sales of designer clothes and cellular phones...
...Charles Slichter added the perspective of the academic and scientist to the Corporation," said Corporation member and former Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky. "He was a tremendous upholder of academic values. He fought hard if he ever thought the University was compromising its teaching or research...
...Bell Curve, which was coauthored by political scientist Charles S. Murray '65 and late Harvard professor Richard J. Herrnstein, claims that intelligence, as measured by lQ scores, is strongly correlated with race...
Beckwith described how one scientist who had won a Nobel prize in genetics heard derogatory comments from his peers because of his involvement's with television programming...