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...then developed into a derogatory term for a medication aimed at pleasing the patient more than healing him. Today, it refers to a simple sugar pill used in clinical trials as a control to judge the effectiveness of new drugs. Ironically, the placebo today tends to equal or even surpass modern pharmaceuticals in effectiveness: the “placebo effect.” Placebos are relevant in our lives in not just medicine, however—many elevator “door close” and street crossing “press to walk” buttons are placebos...
...further reduce our footprint and help us achieve President Faust’s goal of reducing Harvard’s greenhouse-gas footprint 30 percent by 2016. That being said, creative ideas such as changing the treatment of our grass are encouraging signs that we will reach, if not surpass, this target...
...Museum consists of pieces from the past few years. Contemporary Indian artists have begun using archetypal Indian techniques in new and interesting ways. This trend is unsurprising in a nation whose potential growth rate is expected to average 8.4 percent until the year 2020, with a GDP set to surpass that of the United States by 2050. As the nation grows and develops economically, its people are discovering a newfound pride in their heritage. They needn’t look to the West for expressions of their modernized selves but can instead draw from their nation’s past...
...There’s still a lot of transitioning to be done and a lot of work ahead to get to the level that Sammy wants to be, because she has such high goals,” he says. And, indeed, Silva is expected to reach and surpass many of the goals that she will set for herself. The Harvard women will compete again on October 2 against rival Yale at Franklin Park in Boston. When asked what enabled her to give it her all towards the end of the race on Saturday, Silva answered with a simple yet heartfelt...
...reform in the future in order to keep up with changes in how we receive health care. You cannot say the same for climate-change policy. If we fail to act now, there is substantial scientific evidence that we may not get another chance. Estimates suggest that if we surpass the two-degree Centigrade limit adapted by the G-8 this summer, 20-30 percent of species could go extinct and more than 1.5 billion people worldwide could face major water shortages. While health care is important, it cannot be the only priority of the Obama administration. A superb health...