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...world is linear; you can chop it up and analyze it, and we can all work on our little part of the project independently until it's solved. The classically Eastern mind, according to Nisbett, sees things differently: the world isn't a length of rope but a vast, closed chain, incomprehensibly complex and ever changing. When you look at life from this second perspective, some unlikely connections reveal themselves. You're forced to retreat from the den of libertarianism and sniff the wind, to wake up when someone in Khartoum or Mogadishu twitches in his sleep...
This arrangement differs from the vast majority of existing endowments for the Harvard library system, which are earmarked for specific purposes, according to Peggy D. Molander, director of development for the Harvard College Library...
Gates has, however, gone far above and beyond giving away a vast fortune. He could easily have simply written a check, but instead, he has become a philanthropic guru. He has traveled around the world to gather first-hand knowledge and has hired the world’s top experts to advise him on how to make the greatest impact with each dollar...
...point.“With doubles, we got those points every time,” freshman Lena Litvak said. “That was huge.”Although the doubles victories were not enough to secure three victories for Harvard, when accompanied by the team’s vast improvement over the course of the week, they bode well for the remainder of the season.“We just played better each match,” coach Gordon Graham said. “We could easily have been 3-0 on this trip.”The Crimson...
...fairly libertarian. If prescription medications help teens kill themselves less often or not be as violent, I don't think they're a bad thing. In many cases, I know psychiatric meds are prescribed unnecessarily. But I don't think all the drugs in the world can explain the vast improvements we've seen in psychosocial metrics for teens since the 1980s. I'm not exactly sure why teen life is getting better, but I actually think teens are more empowered than ever-through social-networking websites, through the cheap availability of cell phones, and through their busier-than-ever...