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...topic of consciousness is much like sex in the Victorian age. Scientifically, sex is just another part of biology, but in many societies, studying it violates a stern taboo. Once we begin to observe sexuality--or consciousness--a lot of the clouds of mystery seem to drift away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brain: The Last Taboo | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

...film begins in the 90s, with the aged Gurukant in an empty stadium recalling his stern father's lack of faith in him. "'Don't dream. Dreams never come true,' my father would say. But I dreamt." (This is a paraphrase of Dhirubhai's maxim, "Only when you dream it can you do it," not to mention The Rocky Horror Show's "Don't dream it, be it.") We flash back to Gurukant's youth in a Gujurat village, then follow the mogul's progress, with some Bollywood embellishments: his marriage to Sujatha (Rai) - at first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bollywood's New Guru | 1/16/2007 | See Source »

...incidence of one too many false fire alarms prompted Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 to send out a courteous but stern letter to undergraduates last week, reminding them that they could be expelled for tampering with fire safety equipment. The day after Gross penned the letter, a prankster sprayed a fire extinguisher throughout Canaday D, leading to the evacuation of the building and forcing students in D entryway to sleep elsewhere for the night. Although campus administrators state that the number of false alarms has not been abnormally high this year, a fair amount...

Author: By K. blair Harshbarger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alarms Prompt Dean’s E-mail | 1/8/2007 | See Source »

...Hospitals tell us what to prescribe. They have formulary lists, somewhat like the HMOs, and contracts with equipment suppliers whose implants they force us to use. It is perhaps because of these strong voices that the reps are more effective. While those stern voices tell, the friendly pharma babe, just asking, is often a more forceful persuader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attack of the Pharma Babes | 1/2/2007 | See Source »

...American Dream itself. As a Harvard undergraduate, it is difficult not to be tickled by the attention. The clicks of the flashbulbs serve as a constant reminder that we are students at a remarkable place capable of inspiring profound emotions in many people. John Harvard’s stern gaze tells us where...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: The Truth About John Harvard | 12/18/2006 | See Source »

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