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Academic honors didn't compare to spinning the wheel on "Wheel of Fortune" for Suzanne M. Besu '01, whose appearance on the show will air tonight on channel...
Besu, a Miami native and special concentrator in Health Policy, went to the "Wheel of Fortune" studios in Los Angeles on Nov. 2 for the taping of the show, which airs...
...During the next several hours, Steve gave us a crash course on how to operate the high-powered generator, prime the engine, use the toilet, work the marine radio and anchor the boat. Under his watchful eye, I soon settled into the captain's chair to take over the wheel. And then, good news! It became obvious that driving a houseboat--even a 60-footer--is a snap. Its dual engines powered us so smoothly over the lake that we wouldn't have spilled a drop from a glass full of water...
Back behind the wheel several days later, while MacCready was glancing upward watching birds circle, he drew on his physics and aeronautical education from Yale and Caltech, casually estimating the birds' bank angle. By timing their circles, he calculated their speed. His mind drifted to hang gliders and sailplanes, comparing their flying characteristics with those of birds. Then came the second--and more creative--eureka moment. The Kremer Prize was as good...
...imagine this: you're sitting at a computer equipped with a steering wheel, gas pedal, brake and stick shift. Words appear on the screen at a speed you determine by applying the pedals. Your eyes don't waste time with saccadic jumps, since there's never more than one word on the screen at a time. The wheel steers you between chapters; the stick shift takes you to the next book. Before you know it, your brain has become some kind of jet-powered Maserati. Reading regular text, you're considered fleet of eye if you hit 400 words...