Word: uselessness
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...Nobel Prize for his discovery of DNA polymerase, the enzyme needed to produce synthetic DNA, credited his research and teaching career to his "love affair with enzymes." In recent years Kornberg, whose work on DNA helped spark the biotechnology revolution, studied polyphosphate--a substance dismissed as useless by colleagues. Kornberg, who lamented the "clannishness" and lack of creativity of many in the scientific community, was convinced that it could aid in the development of disease-fighting drugs...
...stuck on the frenzy to judge Obama's worth by his willingness to attack Clinton. I spent part of the day of the debate watching a parade of talking heads expatiate endlessly on how dire was the need for Obama to go macho. It was "journalism" at its most useless. The ability to eviscerate your opponents is far less important in a President than the ability to defend yourself. In the nine primary campaigns I've covered, the willingness to attack was a) a sign of desperation and b) a leading indicator of failure, especially if it became the defining...
...curriculum. Ultimately, the organizational structure of the entire Expository Writing program—from bottom to top—has got to change. The University is doing a disservice to its students and should adopt a reformed model that does not force the majority of students to take a useless and boring class from which they learn little...
...giving. One expected customer is absent: Carmen Heller, the owner of A Taste of Culture, will not ask for a reading, saying she already has a great life. So, if you’re having paralyzing doubts about your concentration or panicking because that English degree is looking pretty useless, FM recommends a trip down Mass Ave. Just keep in mind that when you pay $35 for a tarot card reading or $50 for a look into a crystal ball, you aren’t paying for truth: do not worry, though. You’ll get the reassurance you?...
...higher-ups have digitized and buffed up the advising system for you. You’re the first freshman class to enjoy the online advising portal—too bad what’s on the other side of that portal is still, more often than not, completely useless. That’s unfortunate, since the freshman class seems to be slightly less intelligent than in years past. Recent polls have shown a fifth of Harvard freshmen can’t locate Annenberg on a University map. We personally believe that Harvard-Americans are unable to do so because some...