Word: unravelled
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...effect is that the default has an implicit message that this is the recommended option,” Laibson said. “The other effect is that it is harder to unravel the default than to simply accept...
...didn't take long for the official line to unravel. By Saturday, FSB officials admitted that traces of explosives had been found on the wreckage of both planes and said they were checking the backgrounds of two women whose Chechen-sounding names were on flight manifests. No relative or friend has yet inquired about the women's fates. A group of Chechen fighters is known to have been in Moscow in recent weeks, according to both Chechen and FSB sources, and a group with ties to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attacks. But why the official reluctance...
...Perls, a geriatrician at Boston University, and in a major study under way at the National Institute on Aging. While the very old are happy to offer homespun explanations for their longevity--"I never took a drink"; "I drank a shot of whiskey every day"--experts are trying to unravel and understand the biological factors that allow some people to reach 100 while others drop off in their 70s or 80s. Researchers are particularly interested in determining which factors allow up to 30% of those who reach 100 to do so in sufficient mental and physical health: a whopping...
What with political films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Manchurian Candidate, in which Denzel Washington tries to unravel a plot by a Halliburton-esque military conglomerate, even fluffy summer entertainment is starting to look a lot like a political statement...
...video games go, Myst is like the weird, arty kid in a family of jocks. Launched in 1993, the same year as Doom, the original Myst involved clicking through a fantasy world and solving puzzles in order to unravel a conflict between a father and his two sons. It became one of the best-selling computer games of all time. And its nonviolent story line helped make it one of the first to attract many female players: about 30% were women, says Ubisoft, vs. 10% for most games...