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...long-term buy-and-hold investor, as I don’t think I am smart enough to time the market,” says the professor of the largest economics course at Harvard and author of “Principles of Economics...
...genitourinary surgeon at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the study assessed the long-term outcomes of radical prostatectomy, the procedure used to completely remove the prostate gland...
...actually the biggest perk. It sounds so corny, but it’s really thrilling—it’s Harvard! I’ve only just started, honestly, so at this point it’s a bit hard to say what life is like, but this term I’m commuting from New York City, so I come over every week from New York, with that girl over there snoring on the couch, just like she does during office hours. But being here, there’s people whom I’ve read with great...
...like poker—every hand has a good or bad outcome. It’s the mere possibility of the former, coupled with the ease with which it can happen, that draws legions to the game. But many experienced poker players chafe at the use of the term “gambling,” wincing as soon it’s mentioned and politely interrupting to clarify the distinction between gambling and card playing—well, at least their form of play...
...going to make money.” A skilled poker player will have reduced his risk until he is confident of the results of his game, according to Darkhawk. With all its connotations of irrational risk-taking and unpredictable outcomes, gambling is no longer an applicable term when the game of poker has a firm foundation in analytics and intellect. Yes, one can never determine the outcome with complete certainty, but the game is no longer a crapshoot. In fact, Darkhawk says, the odds will be in his favor over the long...