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...Experience is not only insufficient for expert performance; in some cases, it can hurt. Highly experienced people tend to execute routine tasks almost unconsciously - think of Monica immediately glancing up to see Ardman's dopamine drip - and they retrieve the information they need quickly, rarely pausing to apply rules. Driving is a good example. In a 1991 paper in the journal Ergonomics, a team of researchers found that while new drivers and truly expert drivers (members of Britain's Institute of Advanced Motorists) checked their mirrors often and applied their brakes early, regular drivers with 20 years' experience rarely checked...
...theme of pragmatism was picked up again in the context of inter-Korean relations. "The core task," Lee said, "is to help all Koreans live happily and to prepare the foundation for unification" of the peninsula. But that, as everyone knows, is easier said than done. It is perfectly true that nothing lasts forever and that one day the totalitarian rule of Kim Jong Il in North Korea will end. Some analysts suspect he is in poor health, and he does not seem to have an obvious heir within his family. But it is also true that many...
Residents said they hope to have a greater voice in negotiations with Harvard, as the University transitions from focusing on the long-awaited science complex to longer-term planning, at a Harvard Allston Task Force meeting last night...
...watching something—or someone—else. The CEB is in the unfortunate position of having to lure 6,500 unique undergrads out of their rooms—and Lamont—with one artist every spring on a limited budget. No doubt this is a daunting task. They could make their own lives easier, however, by increasing transparency in the process of picking an artist. By polling students to determine artist preferences—or abandoning the current structure of Yardfest in favor of several smaller and decentralized performances—the CEB could please more students...
...Harvard’s administration tightens the College’s alcohol policies, a task force of students and faculty at Princeton charged with tackling the issue of high-risk drinking on campus is considering setting up a room party registration system similar to the one that used to exist at Harvard. The task force, called the Alcohol Coalition Committee, will report its findings in May, and has hosted two events to solicit student input during the past month. Another event will take place this Friday. The move to study a potential new alcohol policy comes amid increased concern about...