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...adult, Hofstadter is an academic by day, but even as he drives to work, his mind fires off fervent chains of questions about the similarity between complex traffic systems and the human brain.The author also examines the effects that the personal tragedy of his wife’s sudden death have had on his philosophy of the mind. Any criticism of the presence of personal drama would be foolish, however, because the subject matter of the book is extremely relevant to everyone’s personal life: Hofstadter is leading an investigation of the elusive nature of subjective experience.Hofstadter...
...Makati, and as I sluggishly make my way to the Fort Bonifacio meeting point, I yearn to crawl back under the covers. But witty, hilarious Carlos jolts me into wakefulness. Interspersing trenchant facts with lively anecdotes, he hurtles through 600 years of Filipino history, and, all of a sudden, Manila begins to make sense...
...Rolfe Division.The two teams entered the weekend tied for first place. Senior relievers Jake Bruton and Jason Brown combined to allow eight runs—including a grand slam and a three-run blast—and turn an 8-4 Harvard lead into a sudden, deflating 12-8 deficit. The bullpen meltdown wasted a gutsy outing by junior Shawn Haviland and a scrappy, come-from-behind effort by the lineup. “They battled hard for the entire game,” Bruton said. “The hitters did a great job scoring runs...
...rivalry game against Yale quickly turned into a dogfight. “The thing about these games that makes them so challenging and dangerous is that the other team really has nothing to lose,” Harvard coach Scott Anderson said. “All of the sudden they’re hanging around and they’re in the game...and some things are happening for them. You give people enough opportunities and they’re going to score goals.”The game began quietly, with both teams exhibiting a stout defense throughout...
...delivering a drunken diatribe - an accusation that may have been true, judging by subsequent lapses in his public behavior. The CIA reported during the 1990s that Yeltsin was an alcoholic, subject to occasional binges that kept him out of action for days at a time and led to sudden cancellations of meetings with key foreign visitors. Certainly, the challenges Yeltsin encountered in his presidency would have been enough to drive him to drink. He had to struggle back into political power without the help of the party that, though verging on collapse, still wielded considerable power until the failed...