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...added motivation to turn things around for the Crusaders is the fact that it’s the school’s homecoming game. But there’s no homecoming at Harvard, prompting Bagdis, who grew up about 10 miles west of Worcester in Paxton, to treat the game as a bit of celebration...
...conspiracy theory that refuses to die. Doubters started questioning the true identity of the writer in the late 19th century. Ever since then, the theory of an alternate author has flirted with the mainstream as some scholars and researchers have tried to get the broader academic community to treat the question as a legitimate debate, instead of the ramblings of crackpots. Now, almost 300 Shakespeare skeptics have made a very public plea to be taken seriously...
Congratulations to Jeffrey Kluger for his article "Rewiring the Brain," about how deep-brain stimulation with electric current can help treat the tremors of Parkinson's disease, among other possible applications [Sept. 10]. I've had Parkinson's for nearly 12 years, so I know the crazy ways the incurable disease chips away at my brain's control center. Stories like yours give all of us with Parkinson's hope. With the help of a charismatic personal trainer at my local ymca fitness center, I've learned to face this awesome disease by fighting back to reclaim my balance...
...only person in the College who has tasted blood in his mouth after clenching his teeth so hard during a block that made his entire head hurt. About once a month, a waitress or waiter will take my stutter as evidence of mental retardation, and proceed to treat me accordingly...
...someone else's state of mind from their actions, or using nonverbal communication to explain or understand how to find something - the kids made monkeys of the apes. In one test, for example, researchers showed both groups how to open up a plastic tube to get at a treat. The children learned by watching, and opened it as the adults did. The apes tended to just chew the tube open. In another, researchers would hide the treat while the test subjects were present. Then the subjects would have to find it, with the only clue being that the scientists would...