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...started thinking about how fish swim, how cells might move in particular ways, how speech works—how we are able to form consonants by driving air through the vocal folds and out of the mouth,” he said. “If there was a theme, the theme is really trying to look at robust phenomena in our daily world...
...share some of those same concerns, but there is one overarching theme in Bush’s speech that both troubles me and gives me hope. While Bush mentions terrorism as one of the reasons we must pursue democracy across the world, it seems to be more of the catalyst to this whole enterprise. What grounds it philosophically is a belief that all human beings have equal moral worth and deserve democracy because it is an inherent good. This gives me hope because it is a profoundly humanist statement from a man who has been criticized for his irresponsibility with...
Described as “speculative,” science fiction, especially in its older forms, explores the social effects of imagined technology, a theme with resonance in today’s society. But unlike the “more serious” adult conventions—like the one held in Boston last weekend—Vericon will be “focused on people playing around,” said Michael R. von Korff ’07, the guest coordinator for Vericon...
Jeffrey Arnett, a developmental psychologist??at??the???? University of Maryland, favors "emerging adulthood" to describe this new demographic group, and the term is the title of his new book on the subject. His theme is that the twixters are misunderstood. It's too easy to write them off as overgrown children, he argues. Rather, he suggests, they're doing important work to get themselves ready for adulthood. "This is the one time of their lives when they're not responsible for anyone else or to anyone else," Arnett says. "So they have this wonderful freedom to really focus on their...
Going wireless is a constant theme in electronics today, but one cord that is still hanging around is the one that tethers stereo headphones to portable music players. This year everyone seems to be jumping for the chance to cut it. Creative Labs is introducing wireless headphones and an adapter for its Zen Micro that uses a technology called magnetic induction for a clean signal and long battery life. The kit will be available this spring for $150, possibly along with a universal wireless kit for other MP3 players. Motorola and Toshiba are both launching wireless wraparound headphones that...