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While a modern-day discussion group based on the teachings of a thinker from the 5th century B.C. may seem quaintly outdated, Socrates Cafes have found a surprisingly large and diverse following. Meetings have been held everywhere from a Navajo Nation reservation in Ganado, Ariz., to an airplane terminal in Providence, R.I. Ongoing groups have formed in prisons, senior centers and homeless shelters. In recent months, international groups have popped up in Afghanistan, Finland and Spain. The common denominator? "People who get off on ideas come to this," says Fred Korn, 65, a retired philosophy professor, who attends the Wednesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All the Right Questions | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

Thirty-two-year-old Nima Arkani-Hamed, wonder-child of the physics world, noted string theorist, thinker in 11 dimensions, says the only thing he knows for sure about string theory is that “it’s obviously not a theory of strings...

Author: By Humberto Duarte, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pen and Paper Revolutionaries: The Wonder-Child Who Plays With String | 3/18/2004 | See Source »

...such thinker is John Norvell, a lecturer on Anthropology who teachers Anthropology 199: Life On-Line: Culture, Technology and Democracy. Norvell defines community as simply “any place where humans interact.” In this sense, Thefacebook.com represents an online community—in addition to the nail-biting process of requesting new friends, the website has features that allow you to poke and send messages to friends already on your list. It practically eliminates the need for real interaction...

Author: By Sarah E.F. Milov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sociology of thefacebook.com | 3/18/2004 | See Source »

Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz said Glendon is an open-minded thinker...

Author: By Patrick M. Mckee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Law Prof To Advise Pope | 3/11/2004 | See Source »

Hookes occupied a unique place in the game?s recent history because of his desire to make his own way through the conformity of cricket and public life. As a coach and tactician he was celebrated as an original thinker. As a media professional, he spurned objectivity; he took risks and was intemperate. A South African woman who made allegations of sexual harassment against Shane Warne was described by Hookes as ?a dopey, hairy-backed sheila.? Last June he called on Steve Waugh to step down as Test captain?a bold statement not likely to endear him to cricket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forever Young | 2/2/2004 | See Source »

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