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...This will allow us to try to understand the microscopics of these materials and ‘designer matter,’ not discover them by accident,” he said...

Author: By ZOE A. Y. WEINBERG, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Physicists Create Microscope | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...similarities and differences between Harvard and Hollywood? LEG: (Laughs) This is interesting. Yea, you have a lot of overachievers, a lot of people who think they’re going to change the world, and a lot of people who can work hard and focus but also understand the world at large, which I think is valuable.  FM: What about the drama? LEG: Oh man, there’s a lot of drama in Hollywood. And there’s a lot of drama at Harvard so that’s definitely another similarity. There?...

Author: By Nicole Savdie, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Lindsay E. Gary | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

These may seem unrelated and, thus, some might understand how the Administration can separate climate change policy from broader environmental concerns. Their logic: Climate change is a global threat while the wall only damages a small section of desert. However, this view ignores the reality that the southwestern desert is a globally unique and important biosphere recognized by both The Nature Conservancy and the United Nations. Indeed, the wall threatens the San Pedro River, one of TNC’s eight “Last Great Places” in the world. Climate change is an issue so large that...

Author: By A. patrick Behrer | Title: Reflecting on the Wall | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...understand why he shouldn't produce a birth certificate. My God, you're talking about the third rail of American journalism, baby! That's it. I'm not going to back off." - Speaking on his television show, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Departing CNN Anchor Lou Dobbs | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

What the Chinese can teach are verities, home truths that have started to make a comeback in the U.S. but that could still use a push. The Chinese understand that there is no substitute for putting in the hours and doing the work. And more than anything else, the kids in China do lots of work. In the U.S., according to a 2007 survey by the Department of Education, 37% of 10th-graders in 2002 spent more than 10 hours on homework each week. That's not bad; in fact, it's much better than it used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Things the U.S. Can Learn from China | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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