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...He’s an engineer, so he comes at problems very deliberately,” says Computer Science Professor and former colleague J. Greg Morrisett. “He tries to understand the problems and the constraints and optimize and work with the best solution...
...this way,” he said, “cooking food increases the number of calories we get from it.” This extra energy, Wrangham argues, allows humans to maintain their large brains. “Once you appreciate that point, you can understand that there has been an evolutionary adaptation taking advantage of cooked food.” At the same time, easily digestible food frees the body from the task of chewing. Chimpanzees spend half their day chewing their food, energy not spent in more constructive activities, said Daniel E. Lieberman, a fellow anthropology professor...
...Fortunately, there may not be such a real trade-off between self-interest and an ethical life. Recently, empirical studies have helped us better understand the important relationship between living an ethical life and living a happy life. And while it may be easy enough to believe that unethical behavior—defined by egoism and greed—could be a clear path to happiness, recent research suggests otherwise...
...Faust passes on Jackson, the next Dean would face a steeper learning curve in terms of mastering the budget and would require more staff support to understand the school’s finances than the budget-savvy acting Dean...
...gained notoriety in financial circles for his membership on the board of directors of Long-Term Capital Management, whose collapse threatened to imperil the global economy in 1998, prompting a government-orchestrated intervention.“If you look at the options model, it’s all about understanding the risk term,” he says. “Most of the outcomes aren’t forecastable, so uncertainty is the biggest permeator here.”And a “fundamental uncertainty principle,” according to economics professor Jeremy C. Stein, means that...