Word: trended
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People expect a lot from science—that it will eradicate disease, put us in contact with aliens, create robots that do our laundry—but the claims sometimes border on extravagant. In a New York Times essay this week, Dennis Overbye continues this trend by arguing that science (what he calls the “most successful human activity of all time”) elevates democracy. Because science does not purport to provide ethical guidance, he says, it transcends the divisions of culture and creed to bring people together...
...uniform churches. But starting in the 1970s, Wobegon was hit with sinking commodity prices and job-cutting farm technology, a combo that sharply reduced the population. Churches foundered. But only in the past few years have people like Haythorn and Wolpert begun experimenting with new ways to counter the trend...
...together.”Harvard must aim for a strong start on its home court, as the Quakers are 0-10 when trailing at halftime but 4-0 when leading. Penn has won twelve of the last thirteen games against Harvard, but the Crimson will hope to reverse that trend this coming Saturday. Harvard will face the famed Princeton offense just 24 hours later. Known for their plethora of three-point attempts and the motion offense, the Tigers will bring a completely different style of play to the court. It is no surprise that in Princeton’s last...
...effective. This is due to the volatile state of global energy markets, particularly crude oil. Since Tehran relies on oil exports for 85 percent of its foreign exchange revenue, UN sanctions can be rendered meaningless by steady increases in the price of oil and gas—a trend that has reached alarming rates in the past five years...
...became so obsessed that he skipped all his classes for an entire semester and eventually received academic warnings from the school. As many as 30 students from Beida and Tsinghua - China's most storied universities - have been to the camp, says Tao, and it's becoming an increasing trend among students from other top schools. "Our kids are all very special and intelligent," says the PLA colonel. "It's only normal for people to make detours when they're young. Our mission is to help them get back on track before it's too late...