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In a convocation speech at the Center last May, Field suggested that astronomy may soon arrive at a major "intellectual synthesis"--"With an impact rivalling that of the Darwinian theory of biological evolution, it may be able to account for all the structures in the universe, from quasars to planets...
Born in Kiev, Nevelson received most of her training in the U.S. She says her art is a synthesis of her experience in different disciplines, including acting, dancing, film and opera. One of the greatest influences on her art is Hans Hofmann, with whom she studied in 1931.
While determining the entire 5375 nucleotide sequence which determines the genetic make-up of the virus Phi-X174, the group at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England found that the same portions of the sequence could be 'read' in two different ways, each leading to the synthesis of...
We are not entirely sure why we are wasting our time writing to comment on such a piece of self-apparent pap as Ms. Rosenthal's "Sociobiology: Laying the Foundation for a Racist Synthesis," (Crimson, 2/8/77) but perhaps we dislike seeing flagrant slanders and half-truths go unrebutted. Ms. Rosenthal...
I agree with Miriam Rosenthal ("Sociobiology: Laying the Foundation for a Racist Synthesis," Crimson, February 8, 1977) that we can't blindly trust the methods of scientists--but we can't blindly reject their conclusions either.